A single vial is enough in the absence of endoscopic suspected intestinal metaplasia - less is more!

CONCLUSION: In the absence of a typical endoscopic pattern of GIM using NBI, it is effective to place biopsies' specimens in the same vial (for Helicobacter pylori diagnosis) or even to abstain from biopsies as no single patient with significant changes seems to be missed. This change in clinical practice can have a significant impact on endoscopy costs. PMID: 31084230 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Scand J Gastroenterol Source Type: research