Informed consent for endoscopic procedures in Portugal – do we need a thoroughly detailed consent form?

• DOI: 10.1055/a-0822-3350
• Publication Date: 2019-01-29T23:35:02Z
• Authors: N Almeida; M Areia; C Chagas; R Cardoso; M Dinis-Ribeiro
• Keywords: Polypectomy

Endoscopy is an invaluable tool for all Gastroenterologists but most importantly it a crucial procedure/method in screening, diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal diseases which turn affect relevant proportion citizens. The number technical difficulty endoscopic procedures have greatly increased the past two decades, even simpler ones are not purely diagnostic examinations exempt from risks [1]. A small real risk present procedures, if there no additional (e. g., biopsies) or therapeutic manoeuvres (such as polypectomy).