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

Clin Case Rep. 2019 Sep 27;7(11):2258-2259. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2428. eCollection 2019 Nov.

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.

Keywords: colonoscopy; methylene blue; perforation; polypectomy; surgery; tattooing.