Does becaplermin (platelet-derived growth factor-BB) reverse detrimental effects of ischemia on colonic anastomosis?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 516-520

  Sanbeyoǧlu, Kaya ^a   Baca, Bilgi ^a   Hamzaoǧlu, Ismail ^a   Pekmezci, Salih ^a   Karahasanoǧlu, Tayfun ^a   Hamzaoǧlu, Hülya ^b,c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Becaplermin; Colon; Ischemia; Regranex

Indexed keywords

BECAPLERMIN; HYDROXYPROLINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; COLON ISCHEMIA; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANGIOGENESIS INDUCING AGENTS; ANIMALS; COLON; GELS; MALE; PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037388401     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6592-3     Document Type: Article

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