The update comes about six weeks after an early alert flagged reports of 120 injuries and one death linked to reprocessing of ...

The FCP-9P Therapeutic Choledochofiberscope has a 1.2 mm working channel incorporated into the slim insertion tube; biopsy forceps and basket forceps can easily be passed through the FCP-9P.

The final decision relies on a compromise between these options. A stiff steel needle for fine needle aspiration biopsy is the 'core' of this biopsy instrument. The needle is manipulated by a ...

In a recent clinical guideline, recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management of eosinophilic esophagitis.

Lung biopsy is a relatively frequently performed procedure with considerable benefit for patient management but it may, on rare occasions, result in the death of the patient. It is a multidisciplinary ...

Dr L Lundell, Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, S-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden. BACKGROUND Endoscopic oesophageal changes are diagnostically helpful and identify patients exposed to ...