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

Table 1 List of articles presented in support of European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guidelines

Ref.	Study design	No of polyps and patients	Level of evidence
	Intervention
Paspatis et al[2], 2005	Randomised trial	38 vs 37 rectal DCPs among 50 patients	High quality
	Bipolar electro-coagulation vs HBF
Peluso et al[3], 1991	Anecdotal report	62 DCPs among 39 patients	Low quality
	HBF
Yasar et al[4], 2015	Observational study	237 DCPs among 179 patients	Low quality
	HBF vs JBF
Weston et al[5], 1995	Observational study	1964 DCPs among 687 patients	Low quality
	HBF vs CBF
Savides et al[6], 1995	Animal study	231 biopsies in 16 right colotomies of 8 mongrel dogs	Not rated in Grade system
	Canine model
Metz et al[7], 2013	Animal study	82 artificial polyps, sized 5-8 mm	Not rated in Grade system
	Porcine model

JBF: Jumbo biopsy forceps; CBF: Cold biopsy forceps; DCPs: Diminutive colorectal polyps; HBF: Hot biopsy forceps.