N Bolger

Publications (2)1.59 Total impact

• Article: Should cervical smears be taken at a postnatal visit?

  M Leahy, N Farah, N Bolger, J J O'Leary, M J Turner
  Irish medical journal 10/2006; 99(8):244-5.
• Article: Evaluation of liquid-based cytology in cervical screening of high-risk populations: a split study of colposcopy and genito-urinary medicine populations.

  M Ring, N Bolger, M O'Donnell, A Malkin, N Bermingham, E Akpan, F Mulcahy, M J Turner, M Griffin, J J O'Leary
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  ABSTRACT: A split study evaluated the ThinPrep(R) PapTesttrade mark (TP; Cytyc Corp., Boxborough, MA) compared with current methodologies of cervical cytology in two high-risk cohorts. One thousand, three hundred cases from a colposcopy clinic and a genito-urinary medicine outpatient clinic were examined. The TP reported increased detection of all grades of dyskaryosis (mild, moderate and severe; + 4.5%) and a decrease in borderline and unsuitable cases (- 4.9%). Four cases of high-grade dyskaryosis (moderate or severe) were detected only using the TP, while an additional four cases classified as high-grade dyskaryosis with the TP were reported as borderline by our conventional methods. The split-study finding of increased sensitivity with the TP provides for improved clinical management of patients in our high-risk cohorts.
  Cytopathology 07/2002; 13(3):152-9. · 1.59 Impact Factor