The use of mitomycin C in caustic esophagitis in rats

PURPOSE: To evaluate the topical effects of mitomycin C (MMC) in rats, with or without esophageal dilation, in different moments after esophageal caustic injury with NaOH10%. METHODS: Forty eight Wistar rats were divided into six groups: "GS" infusion of 0.9% saline solution in the esophag...

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Main Authors: Thais França Bustamante, Pedro Luiz Toledo de Arruda Lourenção, Kátia Leitão Higa, Amanda Pinter Carvalheiro da Silva, Erika Veruska Paiva Ortolan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2013-02-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502013000200009&tlng=en