Healing of the right and left colon. An experimental study.
An experimental study investigated the relative healing properties of the unprepared right and left colon of the baboon. Colonic healing was assessed in three ways: anastomostic leakage, hydroxyproline concentration and breaking strength. The results suggest that healing on the two sides of the colon is similar.
Demetriades
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Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Lawson
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Sofianos
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Oosthuizen
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Kurstjens
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Frolich
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D000818:Animals; D003106:Colon / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D010215:Papio; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014945:Wound Healing
D006909:Hydroxyproline