Endoscopy, Table of Contents Endoscopy 1985; 17(2): 84-85DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018465 © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkPreoperative Tattooing of Polypectomy SiteJ.B. Poulard, B. Shatz, I. Kodner Department of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology; Washington University School of Medicine at The Jewish Hospital of St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Summary A simple method of marking polypectomy site is described. It involves submucosal injection of supravital dye via the colonoscope. It permits identification of site of pathology at the time of surgery. Key words: Polyp - Carcinoma - Tattooing PDF (439 kb)
