Intraoperative scintigraphy for active small intestinal bleeding

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics (with International Abstracts of Surgery); (USA)

OSTI ID:6273895

Biener, A; Palestro, C; Lewis, B S; Katz, L B ^[1]

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1. Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY (USA)

Localizing active sites of bleeding within the small intestine remains a difficult task. Endoscopic, angiographic or scintigraphic studies may point to the small intestine as the site of blood loss, but at operation, without a palpable lesion, the exact site of bleeding remains elusive. Patients are managed at laparotomy with intraoperative endoscopy, angiography, multiple enterotomies, blind resections, or placement of an enterostomy. We describe two patients in whom intraoperative scintigraphy accurately identified active sites of bleeding in the small intestine when other modalities failed. Intraoperative scintigraphy is rapid, easy to perform and is an effective means of identifying active sites of bleeding within the small intestine.

• OSTI ID: 6273895
• Journal Information: Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics (with International Abstracts of Surgery); (USA), Vol. 171:5; ISSN 0039-6087
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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