Development of a narrow-band imaging classification to reduce the need for routine biopsies of gastric polyps
Author(s) -
Ivor Asztalos,
Caitlin Colling,
Anna M. Buchner,
Vinay Chandrasekhara
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
gastroenterology report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.934
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2052-0034
pISSN - 2304-1412
DOI - 10.1093/gastro/goaa080
Subject(s) - medicine , gastric polyp , radiology , narrow band imaging , biopsy , hyperplastic polyp , confidence interval , gastroenterology , adenomatous polyps , endoscopy , cancer , colorectal cancer , colonoscopy
Most incidental gastric polyps identified during upper endoscopy are considered low-risk. However, current guidelines recommend sampling all gastric polyps for histopathologic analysis. We aimed to devise a simple narrow-band imaging (NBI) classification to reduce the need for routine biopsies of low-risk gastric polyps.
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