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Endoscopic tattooing

Thursday 16 October 2008, Branislav Kunčak, M. D.

Endoscopic tattooing to mark a lesion or an area of colon for later identification. India ink is injected into the submucosa.

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Fig. 1

Colonic mucosa tattooig.

Injection of ink into the submucosa.

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Fig. 2

Colonic mucosa tattooig.

Injection of ink creating a submucosal bleb.

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Fig. 3

Ink tattoo of colonic mucosa.

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Fig. 4

Tattoo just above the scar after polypectomy at follow-up endoscopy.

Keywords: endoscopic tattooing, India ink, marking of the lesion