Sildenafil reduces postoperative adhesion formation in a rat uterine horn model

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-187

  Batukan, Cem ^a   Ozgun, Mahmut T ^a   Basbug, Mustafa ^a   Muderris, Iptisam I ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Peritoneum; Phosphodiesterase; Postoperative; Rat; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; UTERUS HORN; WISTAR RAT;

EID: 36549044899     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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