Open AccessHematemesis With Gastric Laceration After Tattooing a Polyp With Purified Carbon: A Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Ana Isabel Gonzalez-Tallon,
Miguel Rivero-Fernández,
Irina Calvo-Ramos,
Antonio Díaz-Sánchez,
Maria del Rosario Gonzalez-Alonso,
Elsa De la Fuente-Briongos,
Rebeba Manzano-Fernandez,
Eloísa Moya-Valverde,
José María Riesco-López,
Rocío Campos-Cantero
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
gastroenterology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-2813
pISSN - 1918-2805
DOI - 10.14740/gr728w
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery
Endoscopic tattooing is a simple and effective technique for marking small lesions, so they can be localized during surgery or in later endoscopies. Various agents can be used such as India ink or a solution of purified carbon particles. The number of complications from tattooing is relatively small, but not rare. The majority of the literature on the subject refers to complications in the colon. We present a case of gastric bleeding secondary to a laceration following tattooing with purified carbon, and a literature review.