Should hot biopsy forceps be abandoned for polypectomy of diminutive colorectal polyps?

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摘要 Standardizedapproachtopolypectomyofdiminutivecolorectalpolyps(DCPs)islackingsincecoldbiopsyforcepshavebeenassociatedwithhighlevelsofrecurrence,hotbiopsyforcepsareconsideredinadequateandriskyandcoldsnaringiscurrentlyunderinvestigationforitsefficacyandsafety.Thishasledtoconfusionandagapinclinicalpractice.ThisarticlediscussestheusefulnessandcontemporarypracticalapplicabilityofhotbiopsyforcepsandprovideswellintentionedcriticismofthenewEuropeanguidelinesforthetreatmentofDCPs.Diminutivecolorectalpolypsareasourceoffrustrationfortheendoscopistsincetheirsmallsizeisaccompaniedbyaconsiderableriskofpremalignantneoplasiaandasmallbutnonnegligibleriskofadvancedneoplasiaandevencancer.Sincetheproportionofdiminutivecolorectalpolypsissubstantialandexceedsthatoflargerpolyps,theireffectiveremovalposesaconsiderableworkloadandatherapeuticchallenge.Duringthelastdecade,theintroductionofcoldsnaringtoroutineendoscopypracticehasattemptedtoovercometheuseofpriortechniques,suchashotbiopsyforceps.Itisimportanttorecognizethatwiththeexceptionofendoscopicmethodsthatareobviouslyunsafeandinadequatetoservetheirpurpose,allotherinterventionalendoscopicmethodsareoperator-dependentinthesensethatspecificexpertiseandtrainingareobligatoryforthesuccessofanytherapeuticintervention.Sincerelevantpublicationsonhotbiopsyforcepsarestillinfavorofitscarefuluse,asithasnotyetdemonstratedinferioritycomparedwithnewertechniques,itwouldbeprudentforanymedicalpractitionertoevaluatetheavailabletoolsandjudgeanynewproposedtechniquebasedontheevidencebeforeitisadopted.
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出版日期 2018年12月22日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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