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Prospective, randomized, pathologist-blinded study of disposable alligator-jaw biopsy forceps for gastric mucosal biopsy
Digestive and Liver Diseases, 04/08/09

Abudayyeh A et al. - Current alligator style forceps provide a high proportion of acceptable specimens with only minor differences between brands. Forceps from one source were least preferred by endoscopy assistants and had the highest rates of inadequate biopsies and biopsies with crush artefact. Forceps without needles provide histologically acceptable samples slightly more frequently than those with needles.

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Effective anti-tnf-î± therapy can induce rapid resolution and sustained decrease of gastroduodenal mucosal amyloid deposits in reactive amyloidosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis
Journal of Rheumatology, 10/09/09 Relevance Score: 79%

Mitigation of indomethacin-induced gastric mucosal lesions by a potent specific type V phosphodiesterase inhibitor
World Journal of Gastroenterology, 11/02/09 Relevance Score: 67%

The Efficacy of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Compared with ?odified Endoscopic Aspiration Mucosectomy by Assessing the Short-term Therapeutic Results for Differentiated Mucosal Gastric Cancer
Anticancer Research, 11/13/09 Relevance Score: 65%

The effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and Helicobacter pylori infection on the gastric mucosa in children with upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Pediatric Surgery International, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 65%

Pathogenesis and Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia: Emerging Role of Celiac Disease, Helicobacter pylori, and Autoimmune Gastritis
Seminars in Hematology, 10/05/09 Relevance Score: 65%