Effect of methylene blue on intra-abdominal adhesion formation in rats

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 452-455

  Mahdy, Tarek ^a   Mohamed, Gamal ^a   Elhawary, Adel ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Adhesions; Methylene blue

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CECUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIBROSIS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; SHAM PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 57049093813     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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