Evaluation of ischemic bowel viability with a fluorescent technique.
Clinical estimations of bowel viability after ischemic insult are unreliable. Accurate criteria are essential to avoid unnecessary resection. This study describes a safe technique using fluorescein that predicts bowel viability with increased accuracy.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005452:Fluoresceins; D007082:Ileum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011817:Rabbits
D005452:Fluoresceins