Hot Biopsy

A biopsy obtained with standard forceps coated with plastic insulation and supplying monopolar electrocoagulation. Hot biopsies are obtained by grasping the mucosa, tenting it into the GI lumen and heating for 1–2 seconds. The tissue obtained may be uninterpretable because the tissue has been burned and the technique carries an increased risk if the amplitude and duration of the current is dialed up
A technique for removing polyps and diagnostic tissue from the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope that cauterises the the excision site once the biosy tissue is 'safe' within the insulated biopsy cups. Hot biopsies are associated with cauterisation artefact which renders some less easily interpreted than cold biopsies

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Electrocautery using hot biopsy forceps (Radial Jaw 4, Boston Scientific, MA, USA) was performed after transbronchial biopsy of the tumor.

The present report showed that the electrocautery using hot biopsy forceps is a potential useful technique to manage carcinomatous central airway obstruction.

reported that hot biopsy forceps reduced the amount of bleeding related to biopsy without a negative impact on the pathological specimen [6].

In terms of bronchial wall damage, hot biopsy forceps seems to be safer than high-frequency wire snare because forceps can handle a target without contact to bronchial wall.

In conclusion, electrocautery using hot biopsy forceps can be a therapeutic option for patients requiring mechanical ventilation due to carcinomatous central airway obstruction.

Successful Treatment of Carcinomatous Central Airway Obstruction with Bronchoscopic Electrocautery Using Hot Biopsy Forceps during Mechanical Ventilation

Histological quality of polyps resected using the cold versus hot biopsy technique.

Numerical fidelity of endoscopic biopsy fragments in the processing sequence of a university surgical pathology laboratory

For example, hot biopsy with electrocautery has been associated with a 16% complication rate.