title: "Plunging biopsy": a new aimed bioptic technique.
abstract: A new technique for aimed bioptic sampling is described, by which it is possible to obtain satisfactory tissue fragments also with front view instruments and normal forceps in those areas, such as the esophagus and gastric prepyloric lesser curvature, where the bioptic material obtained is often unsuitable for histologic diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D020701:Esophagoscopes; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans