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18723159

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-28
pubmed:abstractText
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is a common cause of hospital admission. This bleeding is most often secondary to diverticuli, malignancy, or colitis. Rarely, the location of lower gastrointestinal bleeding cannot be identified after exhaustive efforts with endoscopy, angiography, and other modalities. To address this unique clinical situation, we present a modification of the technique for sentinel lymph node biopsy in which a gamma probe is used to identify the source of hemorrhage. This is completed intraoperatively after preoperative radioactive technetium sulfur colloid is injected at the time of angiography. This approach involves minimal risk and provides the surgeon with an improved ability to localize bleeding, as well as potentially minimize the extent of bowel resection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1879-1883
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
196
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
e53-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-5-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
The use of a gamma probe and radioactive technetium to identify obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, 3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N4N1.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports