Reowchopisakul K, Linasmita V, Srivannaboon S, Suthutvoravut S
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
J Med Assoc Thai. 1993 May;76(5):260-3.
Papanicolaou (Pap) smear test is an established method of cervical cancer screening. However, most women in Thailand are still reluctant to undergo pelvic examination. A prospective study was carried out on the use of self inserted vaginal tampon to collect specimens for Pap test in 126 patients at Ramathibodi Hospital from September to October 1990. The tampons which were inserted overnight and removed by the patients themselves were smeared across a glass slide and immediately fixed in 95 per cent ethyl alcohol. Ninety-six point two per cent of the slides had adequate cells of good quality to be interpreted. The remaining 3.98 per cent could not be interpreted due to the lack of cells and poor cell fixation. It is concluded that the smears obtained by this method are satisfactory for cytologic evaluation.
巴氏涂片检查是一种既定的宫颈癌筛查方法。然而，泰国的大多数女性仍然不愿接受盆腔检查。1990年9月至10月，在拉玛蒂博迪医院对126名患者进行了一项前瞻性研究，该研究使用自行插入的阴道棉塞收集巴氏试验的标本。过夜插入并由患者自行取出的棉塞在载玻片上涂片，然后立即固定在95%的乙醇中。96.2%的载玻片有足够的高质量细胞可供解读。其余3.98%由于缺乏细胞和细胞固定不佳而无法解读。得出的结论是，通过这种方法获得的涂片对于细胞学评估是令人满意的。
