Open Accessγ-Guided Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage for Detection of Bowel Perforation
Author(s) -
Seza A. Güleç,
Sharon L. Weintraub,
Yi-Zarn Wang,
Jason D. Cundiff,
Ron Albarado,
Peter V. Moulder,
J. Patrick O’Leary,
John P. Hunt
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
archives of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3644
pISSN - 0004-0010
DOI - 10.1001/archsurg.139.10.1075
Subject(s) - medicine , saline , perforation , positive predicative value , nuclear medicine , diagnostic peritoneal lavage , surgery , predictive value , abdominal trauma , materials science , punching , blunt , metallurgy
Bowel perforation can be diagnosed by detection of orally administered technetium Tc 99m sulfur colloid ((99m)Tc SC) in diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) fluid using a handheld gamma-detection probe.