Prevention of adhesion formation in Wistar-albino rats by increased bowel movements achieved with oral Ricinus oil use for 8 days postoperatively: an experimental study

Kahyaoglu, Serkan; Timur, Hakan; Kaba, Metin; Kahyaoglu, Inci; Sirvan, Levent; Cicek, Mahmut

doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.08.010

Prevention of adhesion formation in Wistar-albino rats by increased bowel movements achieved with oral Ricinus oil use for 8 days postoperatively: an experimental study

Kahyaoglu S., Timur H., Kaba M., Kahyaoglu I., Sirvan L., Cicek M. N.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY, vol.165, no.2, pp.337-341, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 165 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.08.010
Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.337-341
Keywords: Adhesions, Surgery, Ricinus oil, Animal model, CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE, PERITONEAL ADHESIONS, REDUCTION, ETIOLOGY
Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Adhesion formation frequently occurs after abdominopelvic surgery and can cause significant morbidity for patients. Meticulous hemostasis, minimal access surgery and utilization of surgical adjuvants intraoperatively are clinically useful measures to minimize adhesion formation. We investigated the clinical efficiency of oral Ricinus oil treatment for 8 days postoperatively to decrease adhesion formation in this case-control study in a rat model.