Microcirculation of the urinary bladder in a rat model of ischemia-reperfusion-induced cystitis.

Objectives: To determine the microcirculatory disturbances in a rat model of ischemia-reperfusion-induced cystitis using intravital fluorescence videomicroscopy.

Methods: Twenty male Sprague-Dawley rats were used for the experiments. In 10 animals, warm ischemia of the bladder was induced for 60 minutes.