Cold or hot snare in endoscopy – that is the question

In the current issue of Endoscopy International Open, Ikeda et al. [1] present a feasibility study on cold snare removal of colonic polyps. The aim was to elucidate whether the quality of the cold snare specimens can be increased by placing the tissues on filter paper.

Publication History

Article published online:
13 May 2022

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