The unicum and cytobrush plus spatula for cervical cytologic sampling: a comparison

Abstract

Objective: To compare the efficacy of the Unicum, a new ectocervical-endocervical nylon brush, with that of the Cytobrush plus wooden spatula in the collection of cervical-endocervical material.

Study design: Thirty-eight patients who underwent routine gynecologic examinations agreed to have a smear taken with the wooden spatula plus Cytobrush and the Unicum.

Results: The two methods were equally effective in collecting endocervical-ectocervical smears.

Conclusion: With our method, sampling is done with only one device; the ectocervix and endocervix are sampled simultaneously, and adequate sampling of the transformation zone must be achieved.