Pipelle

Pipelle

Gynecology A disposible device consisting of a plastic core and a drinking-straw-like sheath, used to obtain endometrial biopsies through gentle suction; the resulting tissue has a linguini-oid appearance

Pipelle

A proprietary name for a device used to obtain a sample of endometrium without DILATATION AND CURETTAGE. It consists of a flexible polypropylene sheath with a soft, rounded end, containing an inner piston. The blunt end, which has a perforation near the tip, is passed through the cervix into the womb and the piston drawn sharply back. In this way a small core sample of tissue is obtained. The end of the sheath is then cut off and sent to a laboratory for histological examination. The procedure can often be performed without anaesthesia.