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
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.