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Prevention of Intra-abdominal Adhesions Using the Antiangiogenic COX-2 Inhibitor Celecoxib
Author(s) -
Arin K. Greene,
Ian Alwayn,
Vânia Nosé,
Evelyn Flynn,
David A. Sampson,
David Zurakowski,
Judah Folkman,
Mark Puder
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000167847.53159.c1
Subject(s) - celecoxib , rofecoxib , medicine , aspirin , cyclooxygenase , adhesion , ibuprofen , pharmacology , cox 2 inhibitor , surgery , enzyme , biochemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry
To determine the effects of COX-2 specific inhibitors on postoperative adhesion formation.