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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jul 10, 2015; 7(8): 830-832
Published online Jul 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i8.830
Published online Jul 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i8.830
Toward an easier indigocarmine chromoendoscopy
Maximilien Barret, Marine Camus, Sarah Leblanc, Romain Coriat, Frédéric Prat, Stanislas Chaussade, Gastroenterology Department, Cochin Hospital, 75014 Paris, France
Maximilien Barret, Marine Camus, Sarah Leblanc, Romain Coriat, Frédéric Prat, Stanislas Chaussade, Medical School, Paris Descartes University, 75006 Paris, France
Author contributions: Barret M drafted the manuscript; Camus M, Leblanc S and Coriat R performed the endoscopic procedures; Prat F corrected the manuscript; Chaussade S performed the endoscopic procedures and designed the study; all authors approved the final version of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None.
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Correspondence to: Maximilien Barret, MD, MSc, Gastroenterology Department, Cochin Hospital, 27 Rue du Faubourg St Jacques, 75014 Paris, France. maximilien.barret@cch.aphp.fr
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Received: December 9, 2014
Peer-review started: December 9, 2014
First decision: January 8, 2015
Revised: April 13, 2015
Accepted: April 27, 2015
Article in press: April 29, 2015
Published online: July 10, 2015
Peer-review started: December 9, 2014
First decision: January 8, 2015
Revised: April 13, 2015
Accepted: April 27, 2015
Article in press: April 29, 2015
Published online: July 10, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: We report on the feasibility of indigocarmine chromoendoscopy during colonoscopy without using a spraying catheter, with the dye being administered through the air/water channel of the endoscope.