Protective effects of terminal ileostomy against bacterial translocation in a rat model of intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury

Figure 7 Light microscopic evaluation of the distal ileum. Hematoxylin and eosin staining in distal ileum (magnification × 40) in the A: sham-operated group, showing an intact mucosal barrier with normal lamina propria; B: Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury resulted in acute mucosal damage; C: Resection and anastomosis did not ameliorate the mucosal damage caused by I/R injury; D: I/R + ileostomy resulted in an apparently intact mucosal barrier, though the epithelial cells appeared shrunken.