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Endoscopic biopsies: when to do it and, as importantly, when not to do it
Gastrointestinal (GI) pathology practice and research in the UK has a distinguished academic and clinical history. Neil Shepherd and colleagues from the Endoscopy and Pathology Sections of the British Society of Gastroenterology have authored a trio of articles published in this edition of Frontline Gastroenterology to offer practical guidance on upper and lower GI endoscopic biopsy practice. The articles are written jointly by a pathologist and an endoscopist and provide practical guidelines to rationalize the use of biopsies in the gastrointestinal tract. The authors have clearly defined the value, or lack of value, of taking biopsies in common clinical and endoscopic scenarios. The articles set the grounds for specific guidelines in upper and lower GI tract biopsies which will help defining gold-standards and rational use of …