Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Snare technique (2nd nomination)

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The result was keep. L Faraone 03:07, 4 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Snare technique

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As far as I can determine, the two redlinked entries on this dab page appear to be the same (based on the ext. link). That leaves one partial match. Clarityfiend (talk) 08:15, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: No, that link includes "It's important to note that the snare device may be used with or without heat or cautery.", so snare cautery seems to be different from plain snare technique. But as neither seems to get a mention in any Wikipedia article, as yet (and there are redlinks in the dab page at Snare too), ... on the other hand there are refs like http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2661526/ and http://daveproject.org/colon-polyp-adenomas-removed-using-snare-cautery/2003-11-25/ which suggest the two topics ought to have articles. Leading to ... PamD 14:07, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep for now - either or both of the surgical techniques ought to have an article. But will someone please write them, or at least make links from existing articles. PamD 14:07, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Disambiguations-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 16:11, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep While I don't like the looks of it, and the footnote needs to go somewhere else, I do think that it notifies the reader that the Wikipedia is not ignorant of the other meaning(s) of "snare technique" and that, at least in principle, the surgical techniques might rate an article, but that one has yet to be written. I suspect that this is an appropriate case for Wikipedia:Ignore all rules. --Bejnar (talk) 16:34, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep. First, I'm not sure that the sources given by PamD indicate two different procedures. It is the same basic technique using a loop of wire to remove something, for which the instrument may be heated to cauterize the site. However, as the technique is general, I'm not sure what sort of article could be written. As used in a colonoscopy, colonic polypectomy may be a relevant target. However, the same basic technique can be used in other areas of the body, as for example opthamology, esophageal cancer, endoscopic foreign body retrieval, or tonsillectomy. older ≠ wiser 16:40, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Also, consider what links here for "snare device". My suggestion would be to make a stub at snare (medical device) that would describe both the general form of the instrument and some common applications. older ≠ wiser 16:46, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. older ≠ wiser 16:56, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Snare and merge what little might be worth merging. I don't see any need for a disambig on Snare technique separate from the disambig on Snare. Dingo1729 (talk) 16:36, 2 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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