Open AccessTwo clinically relevant pressures of carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum cause hepatic injury in a rabbit model
Author(s) -
Jun Li
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v17.i31.3652
Subject(s) - alanine transaminase , liver injury , pneumoperitoneum , h&e stain , aspartate transaminase , albumin , liver function , medicine , eosin , chemistry , endocrinology , pathology , staining , biochemistry , surgery , alkaline phosphatase , enzyme , laparoscopy
To observe the hepatic injury induced by carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum (CDP) in rabbits, compare the effects of low- and high-pressure pneumoperitoneum, and to determine the degree of hepatic injury induced by these two clinically relevant CDP pressures.