Evaluation of injured intestine with the aid of fluorescein.
In an animal model, a new diagnostic use for fluorescein as an aid in determining intestinal viability after blunt trauma, has been evaluated. Areas of traumatized intestine that do not fluoresce are invariably necrotic; fluorescing tissue is always viable. Fluorescein is a simple and rapid means of evaluating traumatized intestine, and it may prove to be a useful adjunct to the clinical examination.
D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D019793:Fluorescein; D005452:Fluoresceins; D007082:Ileum / Q000293:injuries; D007422:Intestines / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis*
D005452:Fluoresceins; D019793:Fluorescein