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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 7, 2009; 15(33): 4156-4162
Published online Sep 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4156
Published online Sep 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4156
Effect of early preoperative 5-fluorouracil on the integrity of colonic anastomoses in rats
Leyla Ozel, Melih Kara, Gurkan Tellioglu, Osman Krand, Ibrahim Berber, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul 34668, Turkey
M Sefa Ozel, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Istanbul 34668, Turkey
Ahmet Burak Toros, Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Samatya-Istanbul 34310, Turkey
Kemal Sırrı Ozkan, Acibadem Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Istanbul 34718, Turkey
Meral Koyuturk, Istanbul Bilim University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Istanbul 34394, Turkey
Author contributions: Ozel L and Ozel MS designed the research; Ozel L, Ozel MS and Kara M performed the majority of experiments; Toros AB, Tellioglu G, Krand O and Berber I analyzed the data; Koyuturk M performed histological analysis; Ozel L, Ozel MS and Ozkan KS wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Leyla Ozel, Haydarpaşa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Deparment of General Surgery, Istanbul 34668, Turkey. sefaozel@mynet.com
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Received: April 15, 2009
Revised: July 28, 2009
Accepted: August 4, 2009
Published online: September 7, 2009
Revised: July 28, 2009
Accepted: August 4, 2009
Published online: September 7, 2009
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