Diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding by intra-operative enteroscopy in 81 consecutive patients.

Aim: To analyze the results and complications of intra-operative enteroscopy (IOE) by investigating a series of selected patients with bleeding suspected to originate from the small intestine.

Methods: Eighty-one patients (mean age: 65 years) including 40 males (49.4%) and 41 females (50.

A prospective two-center study comparing wireless capsule endoscopy with intraoperative enteroscopy in patients with obscure GI bleeding.

Background: Capsule endoscopy enables noninvasive diagnostic examination of the entire small intestine. However, sensitivity and specificity of capsule endoscopy have not been adequately defined. We, therefore, compared capsule endoscopy by using intraoperative enteroscopy as a criterion standard in patients with obscure GI bleeding.

Comparative pO2 histograms and other parameters in canine kidneys during perfusion with Oxypherol.

Our experiments were performed under the aspect of kidney perfusion in vivo. Our goal was to find a medium which would help preserve the potential donor kidney within the cadaver until the time of explantation. A perfusion medium must be chosen that transports oxygen and releases it in the organ to be preserved, so that the metabolic processes continue without damage to the tissue.