Endoscopy 2020; 52(11): 939
DOI: 10.1055/a-1258-6277
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Art in Endoscopy: “A Study in Blue”

Herma H. Fidder

This image from a colon dyed with methylene blue could almost be a detail from Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night.” Given that the image was created during an endoscopy examination, it might be called “A Study in Blue.”

Herma H. Fidder, Utrecht, The Netherland

“Art in Endoscopy” is an initiative of four gastroenterologists in training that aims to display examples of the incidentally beautiful images that are sometimes encountered in regular endoscopic practice.

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Fig. 1 Methylene blue dyeing in the colon.


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Article published online:
27 October 2020

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