Precise intraoperative location of gastrointestinal bleeding with a hand-held counter. Work in progress |
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Authors: | Williamson, MR Boyd, CM McGuire, EL Angtuaco, T Westbrook, KC Lang, NP Alston, J Broadwater, JR Navab, F Bersey, ML |
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Abstract: | The nuclear medicine bleeding scan is frequently insufficient to locate sites of bleeding precisely, in spite of its great sensitivity. A small, hand-held Geiger-Müller counter, placed directly on exposed intestine in the operating room, enables precise location of the probable bleeding site. In three patients, the technique allowed a minimal amount of intestine to be resected, distinguished between large- and small-intestinal hemorrhage, and eliminated other foci as sites of bleeding. |
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