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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Aug 16, 2014; 6(8): 334-344
Published online Aug 16, 2014. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v6.i8.334

Table 2 Vital stains in endoscopy

Stain	What is stained	Current use
Vital stains
Methylene blue	Small/large intestinal cells	Chronic ulcerative colitis
		Gastric intestinal metaplasia and early cancer gastric cancer
		Colon polyps/neoplasms
Lugol's iodine	Normal glycogen containing squamous cells	Oesophageal squamous cell cancer and dysplasia
Cresyl violet	Small and large intestine crypts	Colonic polyps/neoplasms
	Oesophagus and gastric mucosa	Barrett`s esophagus
	Oesophagus and gastric mucosa	Early gastric cancers
Contrast stains
Indigo carmine	Cells are not stained, appearances caused by contrast pooling	Chronic ulcerative colitis
		Gastric intestinal metaplasia and early cancer gastric cancer
		Colon polyps/neoplasms
Acetic acid	Reversible interaction between the acetic acid and the cell structures	Barrett´s esopahus

Citation: Rey JW, Kiesslich R, Hoffman A. New aspects of modern endoscopy. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2014; 6(8): 334-344
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v6/i8/334.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v6.i8.334