title: Use of T-Stat to predict colonic ischemia during and after endovascular aneurysm repair: a case report.
abstract: As surgeons become more aggressive in treating aneurysms with endovascular techniques, traditional surgical principles of preserving internal iliac arteries and the inferior mesenteric artery have been challenged. A case is presented where the T-Stat device (Spectros Corp, Portola Valley, Calif), an optical real-time sensor approved by United States Food and Drug Administration for measuring colon ischemia, was used as an adjunctive measure to assist in the successful endovascular aneurysm repair in a patient at high risk for colon ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, USA. EugeneS.Lee@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Eugene S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Pevec
authors.forename: Daniel P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Link
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Dawson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D017537:Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency