Effect of ranitidine on healing of normal and transfusion-suppressed experimental anastomoses.
Title | Effect of ranitidine on healing of normal and transfusion-suppressed experimental anastomoses. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2004 |
Authors | Apostolidis, S. A., Michalopoulos A. A., Papadopoulos V. N., Paramythiotis D., Zatagias A., Gigis P., & Harlaftis N. |
Journal | Tech Coloproctol |
Volume | 8 Suppl 1 |
Pagination | s104-7 |
Date Published | 2004 Nov |
ISSN | 1123-6337 |
Keywords | Anastomosis, Surgical, Animals, Blood Transfusion, Colectomy, Disease Models, Animal, Incidence, Male, Probability, Random Allocation, Ranitidine, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Risk Factors, Sensitivity and Specificity, Surgical Wound Infection, Tensile Strength, Wound Healing |
Abstract | BACKGROUND: Histamine has been shown to participate in immune response. Wound healing is a process of immune system. This experimental study was done to find the effect of histamine2 receptor antagonist ranitidine on the healing process of intestinal anastomosis in rats. |
DOI | 10.1007/s10151-004-0126-9 |
Alternate Journal | Tech Coloproctol |
PubMed ID | 15655589 |