Article: Biopsy forceps are useful for measuring esophageal varices
World journal of gastrointestinal surgery
2024 Volume 16, Issue 2, Page(s) 539–545
Abstract: Background: To avoid acute variceal bleeding in cirrhosis, current guidelines recommend screening for high-risk esophageal varices (EVs) by determining variceal size and identifying red wale markings. However, visual measurements of EV during routine ... ...
Abstract | Background: To avoid acute variceal bleeding in cirrhosis, current guidelines recommend screening for high-risk esophageal varices (EVs) by determining variceal size and identifying red wale markings. However, visual measurements of EV during routine endoscopy are often inaccurate. Aim: To determine whether biopsy forceps (BF) could be used as a reference to improve the accuracy of binary classification of variceal size. Methods: An Results: The respondents included 48 academic and four private endoscopists. The accuracy of EV size estimation was low in both the visual (13.81%) and BF-based (20.28%) groups. The use of open forceps improved the ability of the endoscopists to correctly classify the varices by size (small ≤ 5 mm, large > 5 mm) from 71.85% to 82.17% ( Conclusion: BF may improve the accuracy of EV size assessment, and its use in clinical practice should be investigated. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-02-20 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2573700-4 |
ISSN | 1948-9366 |
ISSN | 1948-9366 |
DOI | 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i2.539 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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