Technicalities of endoscopic biopsy.
Despite the wealth of biopsy forceps currently available, it is obvious that there are sufficient drawbacks and shortcomings to reconsider the overall design of the endoscopic biopsy depth, the short lifespan of reusable forceps, damage to the working channel, excessive time consumption, cleaning and disinfection difficulties, etc. Improvements should be possible that approach the same degree of sophistication as is currently available in endoscopic equipment. Fully-automated, repetitive, quickly targeted biopsy sampling should be possible, but it will require the utmost technical ingenuity and expertise to achieve.
Tytgat
G N
GN
Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ignacio
J G
JG
D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D020776:Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science