HEALING IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL-TRACT

Authors
THORNTON FJ BARBUL A
Citation
Fj. Thornton et A. Barbul, HEALING IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL-TRACT, The Surgical clinics of North America, 77(3), 1997, pp. 549
Citations number
186
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Surgical clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00396109
Volume
77
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6109(1997)77:3<549:HITG>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
It is useful to view gastrointestinal healing as a process involving a fine balance between collagen synthesis and collagenolysis. This proc ess is influenced by many systemic and local factors in the preoperati ve, intraoperative, and postoperative period with the consequence of e ither enhanced or impaired healing.