Anderson G H, Krakauer K
Can Med Assoc J. 1967 Feb 4;96(5):268-72.
Using the Davis cytopipette, cytologic smears were prepared from 2014 patients; 1367 of these specimens were obtained by the patients themselves. The series included 57 cases of carcinoma or atypia of the cervix, and 50 (88%) of these cases were found to have abnormal cells in the irrigation smear.Cytopipette samples were obtained by a nurse from 647 Eskimos, but cell preservation in this group was not satisfactory because of a delay of several weeks in preparing the smears. Accurate results depend also on specific training of the personnel reading the smears because fewer cells may be present in these smears than in cervical scrape smears.The irrigation smear is recommended as a reasonably accurate method of screening women for cancer of the cervix if they are not being examined regularly by the cervical scrape method. Hospital admissions of females may be a fruitful source of such cases.
使用戴维斯细胞吸管，从2014名患者制备了细胞学涂片；其中1367份标本由患者本人采集。该系列包括57例宫颈癌或非典型病变，其中50例（88%）在冲洗涂片时发现有异常细胞。647名爱斯基摩人的细胞吸管样本由一名护士采集，但由于涂片制备延迟数周，该组的细胞保存情况并不理想。准确的结果还取决于对阅片人员的专业培训，因为这些涂片上的细胞可能比宫颈刮片上的少。如果女性未定期接受宫颈刮片检查，推荐冲洗涂片作为一种合理准确的宫颈癌筛查方法。女性住院患者可能是此类病例的丰富来源。
