One Bite or Two? A Prospective Trial Comparing Colonoscopy Biopsy Technique in Patients with Chronic Ulcerative Colitis

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Surveillance for mucosal dysplasia in patients with chronic ulcerative colitis requires numerous biopsies (often over 40). The aim of the present study was to determine if two biopsies could be obtained with jumbo forceps before removing them from the instrument (double bi...

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Main Authors: Lawrence C Hookey, David J Hurlbut, Andrew G Day, Paul N Manley, William T Depew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/851830
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description BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Surveillance for mucosal dysplasia in patients with chronic ulcerative colitis requires numerous biopsies (often over 40). The aim of the present study was to determine if two biopsies could be obtained with jumbo forceps before removing them from the instrument (double biopsy technique), as opposed to one biopsy per pass, without sacrificing the histological quality of the biopsy material.
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spelling doaj-art-4ca86b6f0cd14c23acb3949fc9ef65a02025-02-03T05:51:36ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002007-01-0121316416810.1155/2007/851830One Bite or Two? A Prospective Trial Comparing Colonoscopy Biopsy Technique in Patients with Chronic Ulcerative ColitisLawrence C Hookey0David J Hurlbut1Andrew G Day2Paul N Manley3William T Depew4Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaClinical Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaGastrointestinal Diseases Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Surveillance for mucosal dysplasia in patients with chronic ulcerative colitis requires numerous biopsies (often over 40). The aim of the present study was to determine if two biopsies could be obtained with jumbo forceps before removing them from the instrument (double biopsy technique), as opposed to one biopsy per pass, without sacrificing the histological quality of the biopsy material.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/851830
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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title One Bite or Two? A Prospective Trial Comparing Colonoscopy Biopsy Technique in Patients with Chronic Ulcerative Colitis
title_full One Bite or Two? A Prospective Trial Comparing Colonoscopy Biopsy Technique in Patients with Chronic Ulcerative Colitis
title_fullStr One Bite or Two? A Prospective Trial Comparing Colonoscopy Biopsy Technique in Patients with Chronic Ulcerative Colitis
title_full_unstemmed One Bite or Two? A Prospective Trial Comparing Colonoscopy Biopsy Technique in Patients with Chronic Ulcerative Colitis
title_short One Bite or Two? A Prospective Trial Comparing Colonoscopy Biopsy Technique in Patients with Chronic Ulcerative Colitis
title_sort one bite or two a prospective trial comparing colonoscopy biopsy technique in patients with chronic ulcerative colitis
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