Number of biopsies taken during scope?

gaff

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Posted 10/3/2013 9:56 PM (GMT 0)

What is the average number of biopsies taken during a colonoscopy? My doc says he'll take 40 and that seems like a lot to me.

Bacon Girl

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Posted 10/3/2013 11:29 PM (GMT 0)

yeah, I got 40 taken a few years ago. bled like a freaking faucet afterwards.

Red_34

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Posted 10/4/2013 12:10 AM (GMT 0)

I honestly don't know. My Gi says he takes biopsies every inch or two....so if the colon is about 7ft long...(I'm a bit metrically challenged lol) but 40 seems about right.

italo

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Posted 10/4/2013 3:09 PM (GMT 0)

My regular Gastro takes 5, but I just saw a specialist in Boston at BWH and they take 30. He said its easy to miss something if you take so few.

quincy

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Posted 10/4/2013 7:27 PM (GMT 0)

I have 30 - 36 done depending on what my GI decides. Since this will be the last one with him (he's retiring), he might do more.

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gaff

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Posted 10/4/2013 7:41 PM (GMT 0)

Thanks for the replies.

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