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Methylene blue, an option for minimally invasive pre-procedural colorectal cancer marking. Case Report


Authors

  • Gonzalo Andrés Domínguez Alvarado Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga
  • María Gabriela Quintero Arias Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga
  • Marcela Bermúdez Mantilla Hospital Universitario de Santander
  • Luis Ernesto López Gómez Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga
  • Luisa Hurtado-Quiros Clínica Foscal Internacional

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22517/25395203.25097

Keywords:

Methylene Blue, Colonic Neoplasms, Endoscopy, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures

Abstract

Colorectal cancer is a common pathology, causing approximately 861,000 deaths a year. We have a 50-year-old male, with arterial hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus, with a diagnosis of neoplasia in the descending colon, which was performed minimally invasive procedure, after tumor marking with methylene blue by means of endoscopy of lower digestive tracts. Adequate postoperative period, without complications. The treatment of choice for colorectal cancer without metastasis is oncological exeresis. Currently the recommended surgical management is by means of a minimally invasive procedure, however, it is a challenge since in some cases the identification of the lesion is difficult and additionally requires a pronounced learning curve. Therefore, we use methylene blue for the marking of the tumor after the procedure, with excellent results, without complications. Methylene blue tumor marking prior to the minimally invasive procedure is safe, useful, inexpensive, and low risk.

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Author Biographies

Gonzalo Andrés Domínguez Alvarado, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga

Médico

Especialista Epidemiología

Docente, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga

María Gabriela Quintero Arias, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga

Estudiante de Medicina, Interna

 

Marcela Bermúdez Mantilla, Hospital Universitario de Santander

Médica

Luis Ernesto López Gómez, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga

Médico

Especialista en Cirugía General y Oncológica

Fellowship en obesidad, Gastro Obeso Center de São Paulo

 

Luisa Hurtado-Quiros, Clínica Foscal Internacional

Médica

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2023-06-29

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Domínguez Alvarado, G. A., Quintero Arias, M. G., Bermúdez Mantilla, M., López Gómez, L. E., & Hurtado-Quiros, L. (2023). Methylene blue, an option for minimally invasive pre-procedural colorectal cancer marking. Case Report. Revista Médica De Risaralda, 29(1). https://doi.org/10.22517/25395203.25097