Effect of polyethylene glycol 4000 on adhesion formation following thyroid surgery in rats

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 115, Issue JUNE, 2002, Pages 255-259

  Sakarya, A ^a   Ilkgul O ^a   Aydede, Hasan ^a   Erhan, Y ^a   Icoz G ^a   Kapkac M ^a   Alkanat, M ^a   Kara, E ^a  

^a NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Polyethylene glycol 4000; Thyroid surgery

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL 4000;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RAT; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; THICKNESS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADHESIONS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0036592311     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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