ABSTRACT
AIM: The present study aimed to evaluate intra-abdominal adhesion generating potential of Ankaferd Blood Stopper (ABS), which was used as postoperative hemostatic agent in the rats that underwent surgery, in comparison with Ca-alginate. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Totally, 30 rats were randomized into 4 groups. In the control group, 1x1 cm peritoneum was removed from the right lower quadrant after cecal abrasion. In the other two study groups, the same procedure was performed after Ankaferd Blood Stopper and Ca-alginate application respectively. RESULTS were evaluated both histopathologically and by adhesion scoring methods. All results underwent statistical analysis. RESULTS: Comparing overall results, no statistically significant difference was found between the sham, control, ABS and Ca-alginate groups (p = 0.099). Paired group comparisons revealed no statistically significant difference between the sham group and the control, ABS, and Ca-alginate groups (p = 0.222, p = 0.222, and p = 0.833 respectively). It was observed that there was no statistically significant difference between the control and ABS groups (p = 0.505), but there was a statistically significant difference between the control and Ca-alginate groups with Bonferroni correction (p = 0.028). Histopathological examination revealed no statistical difference between the groups. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, intra-abdominal adhesion generating potentials of Ca-alginate and ABS were experimentally evaluated and macroscopic and microscopic comparisons revealed no significant difference between sham, control, Ca-alginate, and ABS groups (Fig. 8, Ref. 36). Text in PDF www.elis.sk. agent.
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Abdominal Cavity , Alginates/therapeutic use , Cecal Diseases/etiology , Hemostatics/therapeutic use , Plant Extracts/therapeutic use , Postoperative Hemorrhage/prevention & control , Animals , Cecal Diseases/pathology , Female , Glucuronic Acid/therapeutic use , Hexuronic Acids/therapeutic use , Laparotomy/adverse effects , Postoperative Hemorrhage/etiology , Rats , Rats, Wistar , Tissue Adhesions/etiologyABSTRACT
Agenesis of the right lobe of the liver is an extremely rare congenital anomaly, usually accompanied by additional anomalies such as a retrohepatically or suprahepatically located gallbladder. In this report we present a new case of agenesis of the right lobe of the liver with the Chiliaditi syndrome and a subdiaphragmatic hydatid cyst, diagnosed by CT and CT-cholangiography.
