Preoperative endoscopic tattooing for colonic polyp localization: From blue to black

Preoperative endoscopic tattooing for colonic polyp localization: From blue to black

Abstract When surgical polypectomy and not segmental resection is planned, preoperative endoscopic tattooing with high‐volume undiluted methylene blue should be avoided as it can result in colon perforation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Konstantinos Blouhos, Konstantinos A. Boulas, Aikaterini Paraskeva, Ioanna Gravalidou, Konstantinos Chatzipourganis, Alexandros Triantafyllidis, Anestis Hatzigeorgiadis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-11-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:
colonoscopy
tattooing
methylene blue
surgery
polypectomy
perforation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2428

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