TY - JOUR
T1 - A two-step method for marking polypectomy sites in the colon and rectum
AU - Sawaki, Akira
AU - Nakamura, Tsuneya
AU - Suzuki, Takashi
AU - Hara, Kazuo
AU - Kato, Tetsuya
AU - Kato, Tomoyuki
AU - Hirai, Takashi
AU - Kanemitsu, Yukihide
AU - Okubo, Kenji
AU - Tanaka, Kyosuke
AU - Moriyama, Ichiro
AU - Kawai, Hiroki
AU - Katsurahara, Masaki
AU - Matsumoto, Kakuya
AU - Yamao, Kenji
PY - 2003/5/1
Y1 - 2003/5/1
N2 - Background: Intraoperative localization of polypectomy sites is critical for laparoscopic and open surgery, but conventional methods of marking the colorectum are sometimes unreliable. A new two-step method for marking polypectomy sites for identification during laparoscopic and open operations is described. Methods: Eighteen patients with postpolypectomy lesions necessitating preoperative marking were enrolled in this study. A physiologic saline solution was endoscopically injected into the submucosa to produce an artificial submucosal elevation (pseudopolyp). A small volume of India ink was then injected into the submucosal elevation (pseudopolyp) with a separate needle. Results: The two-step method was easily applied for all lesions without complication. At surgery, all lesions were immediately visualized. Conclusion: The two-step tattooing method proved to be easy, safe, and accurate for marking polypectomy sites.
AB - Background: Intraoperative localization of polypectomy sites is critical for laparoscopic and open surgery, but conventional methods of marking the colorectum are sometimes unreliable. A new two-step method for marking polypectomy sites for identification during laparoscopic and open operations is described. Methods: Eighteen patients with postpolypectomy lesions necessitating preoperative marking were enrolled in this study. A physiologic saline solution was endoscopically injected into the submucosa to produce an artificial submucosal elevation (pseudopolyp). A small volume of India ink was then injected into the submucosal elevation (pseudopolyp) with a separate needle. Results: The two-step method was easily applied for all lesions without complication. At surgery, all lesions were immediately visualized. Conclusion: The two-step tattooing method proved to be easy, safe, and accurate for marking polypectomy sites.
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U2 - 10.1067/mge.2003.174
DO - 10.1067/mge.2003.174
M3 - Article
C2 - 12709711
AN - SCOPUS:0038784081
SN - 0016-5107
VL - 57
SP - 735
EP - 737
JO - Gastrointestinal endoscopy
JF - Gastrointestinal endoscopy
IS - 5
ER -