Biopsies in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: When and How

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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Peixoto,Armando, Silva,Marco, Pereira,Pedro, Macedo,Guilherme
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Portuguesa de Gastrenterologia 2016
Online Access:	http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2341-45452016000100005
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