The effect of octreotide on postoperative adhesion formation

Baykal A., Ozdemir A., Renda N., Korkmaz A., Sayek I.

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.43, no.1, pp.43-47, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Journal Name: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.43-47
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of octreotide, a long-acting analogue of somatostatin, on postoperative adhesion formation, because somatostatin inhibits secretion of some growth factors that have modulatory effects on collagen synthesis.