Jumbo forceps are superior to standard large-capacity forceps in obtaining diagnostically adequate inflammatory bowel disease surveillance biopsy specimens

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 273-278

  Elmunzer, B Joseph ^a   Higgins, Peter D R ^a   Kwon, Yong M ^a   Golembeski, Christopher ^a   Greenson, Joel K ^a   Korsnes, Sheryl J ^a   Elta, Grace H ^a  

^a Current affiliations: Division of Gastroenterology (BJE PDH SJK GHE)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; FORCEPS; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUCOSA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM; SIGMOID;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 47549118847     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.11.023     Document Type: Article

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