Use of transanal intubation in Doppler ultrasonic assessment of blood flow of the rectal wall.
To date, tentative early use of these newly designed Doppler probes to evaluate intestinal or pelvic blood flow, using transanal intubation, seems to be considerably effective and has produced easily obtainable and repeatable results preoperatively, intraoperatively and postoperatively. No complications using this technique have yet been observed.
Iwai
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T
First Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
Sato
S
S
Sakurazawa
K
K
Muraoka
Y
Y
Endo
M
M
D001003:Anal Canal; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D007440:Intubation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012007:Rectum / Q000098:blood supply*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods