Open AccessA corrosive oesophageal burn model in rats: Double-lumen central venous catheter usage
Author(s) -
Vedat Bakan,
Harun Çıralık,
Seyfi Kartal
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.172560
Subject(s) - medicine , lumen (anatomy) , catheter , surgery , hydrostatic pressure , necrosis , gastroenterology , anesthesia , physics , thermodynamics
We aimed to create a new and less invasive experimental corrosive oesophageal burn model using a catheter without a gastric puncture (gastrotomy).