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. 2015 Jul;3(7):679-80.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.274. Epub 2015 May 8.

Snapshot quiz - "Tattoo of Scheepers"

Anne Loes van den Boom  1 , Erlinde de Graaf  1 , Joris J G Scheepers  1
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Snapshot quiz - "Tattoo of Scheepers"

Anne Loes van den Boom et al. Clin Case Rep. 2015 Jul.

Abstract

An ink marker at the descending part of the gastrojejunostomy or duodenojejunostomy after a pancreaticoduodenectomy or pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy prevents a misplacing of a postoperative endoscopic intervention.

Keywords: Endoscopic intervention; enteric anastomosis; ink marker; pancreas surgery.

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Figure 1
Enteric anastomosis.
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Figure 2
Ink marker intraoperative.
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Figure 3
Afferent loop tattoo.
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Figure 4
Tattoo during endoscopic intervention.
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