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Collection, Isolation, and Flow Cytometric Analysis of Human Endocervical Samples
Published on: July 6, 2014
Vaginal squamous cells in follicular aspirates following transvaginal puncture
J K Artley1, P R Braude, P Cooper
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, United Medical School of Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
Human Reproduction (Oxford, England)
|August 1, 1993
Abstract:
Squamous cells are common findings on cytological examination of fluid obtained following transvaginal aspiration of simple ovarian cysts. This prospective study confirms the hypothesis that these cells are commonly introduced as contaminants during puncture of the vaginal wall. The occasional finding of bacteria also suggests a possible mechanism for post-operative pelvic infection.

