Colchicine in experimental alkaline burns of the rat esophagus: An old drug, a new indication?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-368

  Yukselen, Vahit ^a   Vardar, Enver ^b   Yukselen, Ozden ^c   Karaoglu, Ali Onder ^a   Yenisey, Cigdem ^a   Ozutemiz, Omer ^d  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Izmir Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Nazilli State Hospital   (Turkey)

^d EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Caustic ingestion; Colchicine; Esophageal burn; Fibrosis; Stricture

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUSTIC BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; ESOPHAGUS BURN; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LAPAROTOMY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CAUSTICS; COLCHICINE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESOPHAGUS; FIBROSIS; HYDROXYPROLINE; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33645389738     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-006-1644-5     Document Type: Article

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