Incidence of retained biopsy specimens after esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy

Conclusions Retained specimens are startingly common in standard gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures and could potentially change diagnoses and management. Quality improvement measures should be instituted to monitor prevalence of retained biopsies and methods to prevent them should be developed. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, GermanyArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: Endoscopy International Open - July 26, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Toy, Gregory Colletier, Keegan Hale, Gillian Valentine, John Gawron, Andrew J Sossenheimer, Michael Peterson, Kathryn Aparicio, Rodrigo Fang, John C Tags: Original article Source Type: research