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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2015; 21(17): 5328-5335
Published online May 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i17.5328
Published online May 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i17.5328
Table 2 Detection of intestinal metaplasia and intraepithelial neoplasia n (%)
| Variable | Total(n = 436) | Forceps type | |||
| Large-capacity | Jumbo(n = 92) | ||||
| A(n = 121) | B(n = 115) | C(n = 108) | |||
| Intestinal metaplasia | 386 (89) | 103 (85) | 99 (86) | 98 (91) | 86 (93) |
| No IEN | 332 (76) | 97 (80) | 90 (78) | 79 (73) | 66 (72) |
| Low-grade IEN | 91 (21) | 22 (18) | 22 (19) | 26 (24) | 21 (23) |
| High-grade IEN | 13 (3) | 2 (2) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 5 (5) |
| Diagnostic yield (per biopsy) | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.28 |
- Citation: Martinek J, Maluskova J, Stefanova M, Tuckova I, Suchanek S, Vackova Z, Krajciova J, Kollar M, Zavoral M, Spicak J. Improved specimen adequacy using jumbo biopsy forceps in patients with Barrett's esophagus. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(17): 5328-5335
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i17/5328.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i17.5328