[Examination of the vulva and the vagina: from clinics to biopsy]
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Tissue Processing and Isolation of Primary Fibroblasts from the Human Vagina
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La Revue Du Praticien
|December 24, 1997
Abstract:
The purpose of this article is to describe clinical and colposcopic examination of vaginal and vulvar pathologies. Diagnosis tests are described as Hewitt's test, Collins test and epicutaneous test. According to clinical aspect, samples for bacteriological or cytological examinations are performed. Biopsy sites are selected by colposcopy to exclude atypia or malignancy.
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