TY  - JOUR
T1  - MEthod of vaginal examination
AU  - Dirckx JH
Y1  - 1969/02/24
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1969.03150210103023
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1519
EP  - 1519
VL  - 207
IS  - 8
N2  - To the Editor:— 
    The purpose of this communication is to report what is believed to be a new method for more satisfactory examination of the vagina in certain special circumstances.Technique:— 
    The distal end of a sigmoidoscope, with obturator removed, is placed inside an 8-inch transparent plastic sandwich bag (previously immersed in a "catheter solution"), and the neck of the bag is gathered around the instrument and firmly secured with a rubber band about an inch from the distal end. The portion of the bag projecting beyond the end is temporarily tucked inside, and the instrument is lightly lubricated and inserted into the vagina so that the rubber band lies at the hymenal ring. The insufflator is now used to inflate the bag within the vagina. The transparent plastic material balloons out the vaginal mucosa, adhering to its entire surface, smoothing even the deepest corrugations, and rising, with a little
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1969.03150210103023
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03150210103023
ER  -