Endoscopic biopsies in diagnostic outpatient gastroscopy: more is not always better!
We have read with great interest the study by Januszewicz et al1 describing the concept of endoscopist biopsy rate (EBR) as a potential quality indicator for routine diagnostic outpatient EGD. The authors found a significant variability in EBR among 26 endoscopists and an association between higher EBR, a higher detection of gastric precancerous conditions, and a lower risk of missed gastric cancers.1
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Gon çalo Nunes, Inês Marques de Sá, Mário Dinis-Ribeiro, Pedro Pimentel-Nunes Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
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