Real-time in vivo imaging of early mucosal changes during ischemia-reperfusion in human jejunum.

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Small intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) is a frequent, potentially life threatening phenomenon. There is a lack of non-invasive diagnostic modalities. For many intestinal diseases, visualizing the intestinal mucosa using endoscopy is gold standard. However, limited know...

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Main Authors: Joep Grootjans, Wim Hameeteman, Ad A Masclee, Ronald M van Dam, Wim A Buurman, Cornelis H C Dejong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3382139?pdf=render