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Original Articles

One bite or two? A comparison of single bite and double bite biopsy techniques in gastrointestinal endoscopy (BITES)

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Pages 680-683 | Received 21 Sep 2022, Accepted 06 Dec 2022, Published online: 21 Dec 2022
 

Abstract

Background and aim

Endoscopic biopsies can be taken using either single or double bite technique. In the single bite method, intubation time may be proportionately prolonged depending upon the number of biopsies taken. In contrast to this, double bite, though a greater number of biopsies may be taken per unit time, it may influence the quality of the biopsy specimen. The aim of the study was to compare these methods and to see if taking double bite has significant effect on the histological quality of the endoscopic biopsies.

Methods

A prospective, randomised and partly blind study (n = 135, M: 54%, age 21–91 years) divided into two equal arms to compare 144 procedures was conducted. Specimen were compared for time taken to size, depth, crush artefacts, necrosis, fragmentation, distortion, and epithelial stripping. Time taken to collect specimens was also recorded in the upper GI procedures.

Results

No significant difference was observed in the histological quality of single and double bite specimens (p < 0.05). However, DB took significantly less time (M = 88.5, SD ± 28.5) as compared to SB (M = 180, SD ± 55.9) (p < 0.05).

Conclusions

There is no difference between the histological quality of DB and SB and the former technique takes less time, hence reducing intubation time.

Ethical approval

Leicestershire, Northamptonshire & Rutland Local Research Ethics Committee (Ref 08/H0406/21). No other ethical considerations reported.

Author contributions

Idea conception: H. M., J. J.

Enrolment: H. M., N. B., V. G., R. H., J. J.

Analyses: H. M., N. B., J. J., S. U.

Write up: S. U., H. M., V. G., N. B., J. J.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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