Safety of endoscopic procedures with monopolar versus bipolar instruments in an ex vivo porcine model.

Kensuke ShinmuraHiroaki IkematsuMotohiro KojimaHiroshi NakamuraShozo OseraYusuke YodaKeisuke HoriYasuhiro OonoAtsushi OchiaiTomonori Yano

Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2020)

Bipolar instruments cause less damage to the tissue than monopolar instruments. Our results also suggest that bipolar instruments may be safer than monopolar instruments in endoscopic procedures for colorectal lesions.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
bipolar disorder
ultrasound guided