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A-B: CT scan showed no signs of intestinal ischemia. Moreover, the celiac artery and superior mesenteric artery were pervious.
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After a surgical evaluation, a CT scan was performed, but there were no signs of intestinal ischemia and the celiac artery and superior mesenteric artery were pervious (Fig. 1A-B).
A: Intraoperative laparoscopic view of the ascending colon with the standard light. The serosa surface color of the bowel appeared normal. B: The fluorescence system evidenced an hypo-perfused area at the level of the ascending colon. Perfused tissues are, in fact, highlighted with the bright yellow-green dye, whilst the ischemic tissues remain dark. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.)
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The serosa surface color of the bowel was normal and, apparently, no signs of intestinal ischemia were present (Fig. 2A). The fluorescence system demonstrated an hypo-perfused area at the level of the ascending colon (Fig. 2B).
Opening the operatory specimen, the mucosa of the colon appeared totally ischemic, whilst the serosa was normal.
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Opening the operatory specimen, the mucosa of the colon appeared totally ischemic, whilst the serosa was normal (Fig. 3).