Botulinum Toxin-A to Improve Urethral Wound Healing: An Experimental Study in a Rat Model

Sahinkanat T., Ozkan K. U., Ciralik H., Ozturk S., Resim S.

UROLOGY, cilt.73, sa.2, ss.405-409, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 73 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.07.051
  • Dergi Adı: UROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.405-409
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

OBJECTIVES Tensile distracting forces caused by elements such as a muscle pull can cause widening of scars in the tissue during the Wound healing process. The aim of the present Study was to investigate whether induced immobilization of the urethral muscle Using botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A) enhances wound healing and also reduces the amount of scar formation in an experimentally induced urethral injury in a male rat model.