title: Hematemesis With Gastric Laceration After Tattooing a Polyp With Purified Carbon: A Review of the Literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario del Sureste, Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana Isabel
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Tallon
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario del Sureste, Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rivero-Fernandez
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario del Sureste, Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Calvo-Ramos
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario del Sureste, Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diaz-Sanchez
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario del Sureste, Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Rosario Gonzalez-Alonso
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario del Sureste, Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Elsa De
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: la Fuente-Briongos
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario del Sureste, Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Rebeba
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manzano-Fernandez
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario del Sureste, Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Eloisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moya-Valverde
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario del Sureste, Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose Maria
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Riesco-Lopez
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario del Sureste, Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Rocio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Campos-Cantero
keywords: Complication; Hematemesis; India ink; Laceration; Purified carbon; Tattoo