Morphological changes in the liver and kidneys of rats subjected to terminal ileum exclusion during obstructive cholestasis

PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of ileal exclusion on hepatic and renal morphology in extra-hepatic cholestasis. METHODS: Twenty four rats were distributed into three groups. Group 1 (control) underwent laparotomy and laparorrhaphy. The animals in groups 2 and 3 underwent hepatic duct ligature a...

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Main Authors: Evandro Luis de Oliveira Costa, Geraldo Magela de Azevedo Jr, Andy Petroianu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2014-06-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502014000600353&tlng=en