Complication after Pre-Operative India Ink Tattooing in a Colonic Lesion

Complication after pre-operative India ink tattooing in a colonic lesion.

Non-palpable and discreet lesions of the colon can be difficult to locate intra-operatively. To facilitate the localization of these lesions at laparotomy, the colonic lesion can be endoscopically tattooed by injecting dye through a flexible needle into the wall of the colon [1] . The preoperative marking with India ink is widely considered to be a safe and effective method [2, 3] . We present ...

An Unusual Small Bowel Mass: India Ink Tattooing Mimicking Malignancy

Introduction: India ink is routinely used for preoperative marking of colonic lesions to facilitate identification during laparoscopic colon surgery. It is a relatively inert dye with few reported adverse effects. Case Description: We report a case of inadvertent extracolonic tattooing and intra-peritoneal spillage of India ink leading to adhesions and formation of a mass, which mimicked malign...

Idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease associated with colonic tattooing with india ink preparation--case report and review of literature.

A case is reported in which the presence of a decorative tattoo resulted in pain and termination of an MRI study. The ferromagnetic nature of the tattoo and iron oxide tattoo pigments is demonstrated. The pathophysiology of tattoo/MRI interaction is discussed, as is an approach to the prevention and treatment of this complication. India Ink Tattooing in the Esophagus. Shaffer RT, et al. Gastroi...

Molluscum contagiosum: an unusual complication of tattooing.

Nodular colonic lesion in a nephrectomized patient.

A 54 years old man casually diagnosed with right renal hypernephroma underwent a radical right nephrectomy seven years ago. The pathologic exam confirmed a clear cell carcinoma. In the follow up study, an abdominal CT demonstrated metastasis shaped lesions in liver and left kidney and a hypervascular colonic nodular lesion (Fig. 1). A colonoscopy was performed. The pathologic study of the colon...