Mini Review on Devices, Accessories and Utensils: Eleview® Submucosal Injection Solution

By Klaus Mönkemüller, MD, PhD, FASGE, FJGES Professor of Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Virginia, USA; Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay; University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, Universidad Espiritu Santo; Ecuador, University of Osijek, Croatia

Mini Review on Devices, Accessories and Utensils: Eleview® Submucosal Injection Solution

Eleview is a microemulsion injection solution used for endoscopic resection of gastrointestinal lesions, mainly colon polyps, approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) and Conformité Européene (CE)-marked. The component ingredients of Eleview^® include water for injection, medium-chain triglycerides, poloxamer 188, polyoxyl-15-hydroxystearate, sodium chloride, and methylene blue (1). Eleview contains a biocompatible polymer as a cushioning agent and methylene blue as the “contrasting” agent. Because it includes the contrasting agent, it reduces time needed to prepare the submucosal fluid for injection and thus may improve procedure efficiency (2, 3).