Figure 1From: Microscopy of bacterial translocation during small bowel obstruction and ischemia in vivo – a new animal modelSmall bowel obstruction is simulated by proximal and distal ligation of the gut lumen two cm in length and two cm proximal to the ileocecal junction. Ischemia of the small bowel reservoir can be induced by selective clamping of the terminal mesenteric vessels ().Back to article page