Morphological and functional evaluation of distal esophagus of rabbits submitted to esophageal infusion with caustic soda Avaliações morfológica e funcional do esôfago distal de coelhos submetidos a infusão esofágica com soda cáustica

The ingestion of caustic substances is an important emergency situation, because of its serious consequences. PURPOSE: To study morphological and functional alterations of the esophagus in rabbits submitted to esophageal infusion of caustic soda (NaOH). METHODS: The 88 rabbits studied were divided i...

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Main Authors: Maria Aparecida Coelho de Arruda Henry, Carlos Eduardo Brossi Pelissari, Lídia Raquel Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2008-02-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502008000100004