Schwartz R W, Hagihara P F, Griffen W O
Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington 40536-0084.
South Med J. 1988 Sep;81(9):1106-8. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198809000-00010.
We report a case series of patients with significant recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. All forms of nonoperative investigation, diagnostic celiotomy, and even resection of portions of the gastrointestinal tract were used unsuccessfully to find the lesions. Using a modification of Bowden's technique of intraoperative endoscopy with transillumination, the nonpalpable lesions were identified and treated successfully.
