Intestine and Lower Gastrointestinal Tract · 25 October 2025

Cold Snare Biopsy Improves CRC Diagnosis Without Risks

Cold snare biopsy (CSB) significantly boosts diagnostic accuracy for suspected colorectal cancer compared to cold forceps biopsy (CFB), without increasing complication rates.

CSB achieved 100% diagnostic consistency; CFB was 90.5%.
Clinical outcomes were similar: bleeding rates were 3.9% for CSB vs. 4.6% for CFB.

Surgeons should consider CSB as the preferred method for obtaining biopsies in suspected CRC patients to enhance diagnostic certainty.

Journal Article by Wu J and Li X in Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech

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