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| ISSN |
2150-5349 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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© The Author(s) 2026. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
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Retrospective Cohort Study |
| Article Title |
Right biopsy protocol for microscopic colitis: Reduced workload and carbon footprint while maintaining diagnostic accuracy
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Edric Leung, Yasir Alshareefy, Conor Costigan, Sandeep Sihag, Sarah Delaney, Sarah O’Donnell, Niall Breslin, Anthony O’Connor, Barbara Ryan, Abdul Zaheer, Ion Cretu, Fintan O’Hara and Deirdre McNamara |
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| Corresponding Author |
Edric Leung, Department of Gastroenterology, Tallaght University Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin D24 NR0A, Ireland. edric.leung@tuh.ie |
| Key Words |
Microscopic colitis; Colon biopsy; Biopsy protocol; Diagnostic yield; Green endoscopy; Chronic diarrhoea |
| Core Tip |
Current guidelines recommend biopsies from both right and left colon for diagnosing microscopic colitis, yet the optimal strategy is uncertain. In this retrospective study of 228 index colonoscopies from patients with microscopic colitis, right colon biopsies were diagnostic in all cases, while left colon biopsies had a significantly lower yield and provided no additional diagnostic value. These findings suggest that a simplified protocol of two right colon biopsies in a single container could preserve diagnostic accuracy while reducing workload, cost, and carbon footprint, consistent with green endoscopy principles. |
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2026-05-27 08:10 |
| Citation |
Leung E, Alshareefy Y, Costigan C, Sihag S, Delaney S, O’Donnell S, Breslin N, O’Connor A, Ryan B, Zaheer A, Cretu I, O’Hara F, McNamara D. Right biopsy protocol for microscopic colitis: Reduced workload and carbon footprint while maintaining diagnostic accuracy. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2026; 17(2): 113874
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| URL |
https://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5349/full/v17/i2/113874.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.4292/wjgpt.v17.i2.113874 |
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