title: Combined therapy of allantoin, metronidazole, dexamethasone on the prevention of intra-abdominal adhesion in dogs and its quantitative analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the preventive effects of combined therapy of AMD (allantoin, metronidazolem and dexamethasone in combination) on intra-abdominal adhesion in dogs.
  
  
  METHODS
  20 dogs of both sexes were used in this study. After laparotomy under anesthesia, 2 cm section of cecal end was clamped and ligated, then 1 cm cecum section was cut and another 1 cm was kept. The cecum stump was closed with purse-string suture. Both parietal and visceral peritonea were stripped for an area of about 3X4 cm(2). Before the skin closure, the animals were divided into two groups randomly. The abdominal cavities in Group AMD (n=10) were rinsed by 200 ml of AMD solution, and with 50 ml left, whereas the control (n=10) received the equal volume of normal saline. After 7 d, the degree of intra-abdominal adhesions was evaluated by using the score method of ultrasonography and traditional dissection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with the control, both the ultrasonography and traditional dissection scores in Group AMD were significantly decreased that marked as 2.0+/-1.25 vs 3.3+/-0.82 and 1.91+/-0.83 vs 3.3+/-0.82 respectively (P<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The combined therapy of AMD is an effective way to prevent intra-abdominal adhesion, and ultrasonography is an useful tool to diagnose intra-abdominal adhesion.
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Center for Drug Clinical Evaluation and Yijishan Hospital of Wanan Medical Collage, 93 TuanJieDong Lu, Wuhu 241001, Anhui Province, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Chen
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chang-Qing
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Gui
authors.forename: Qing-Shan
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology*; D000481:Allantoin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008795:Metronidazole; D000481:Allantoin; D003907:Dexamethasone