Biopsies in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: When and How
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- 作者：Armando Peixoto ; armandoafp5@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Marco Silva ; Pedro Pereira ; Guilherme Macedo
- 关键词：Biopsy ; Endoscopy ; Gastrointestinal
- 刊名：GE Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：January-February 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：23
- 期：1
- 页码：19-27
- 全文大小：645 K
文摘
Gastrointestinal endoscopy and the acquisition of tissue samples are essential for the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases of the digestive system. However, given the differences between the recommendations and the clinical practice, the inexorable increase of requests for endoscopic examinations and the financial burden associated with it, it is crucial that we concentrate on the challenge that endoscopic biopsies represent. In this review we describe the available evidence in the literature, including the more recent published guidelines, on when or not to perform endoscopic biopsies in upper and lower endoscopy, focusing on the precise diagnosis of the most common gastrointestinal diseases that motivate endoscopic examinations and on the rational use of available resources without compromising proper management of patients.