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Ureteroscopic biopsy – what is the best grasper?
   19 ureteroscopic procedures
the mean size in maximal diameter (mm +/- SD) of the biopsies:
• 3Frforceps1.2+/-0.4
• BIGopsy3.4+/-2.0
• nitinolbasket4.9+/-4.0
Lesions with stalksbasket biopsy
Flat or sessile lesionsBIGopsy biopsy forceps provided larger, deeper and less distorted specimens than the 3Fr biopsy forceps
Can J Urol 2012; 19:6560-6565
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