In cases of suspected duodenal ischemia during pancreas transplantation, surgical decisions severely affect the outcome of the patient and the graft. The use of a nontoxic intravenous tracer, indocyanine green, allows the surgeon to evaluate the perfusion of tissues within seconds of injection. Its application to pancreas transplantation has not been reported previously.
Keywords: Duodenal blood flow; duplex sonography; indocyanine green; pancreas transplantation; pancreatic blood flow; postoperative complications.
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