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J Reconstr Microsurg 1997; 13(4): 297-301
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000239
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© 1997 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Quantitative Morphology of Auerbach's Plexus in Rat Intestinal Wall Undergoing Ischemia

Kenji Yano, Ko Hosokawa, Yuiro Hata
  • Departments of Plastic Surgery, Kure National Hospital and Kagawa Medical School, Hiroshima and Kagawa, Japan, and Department of Dermatology, Division of Plastic Surgery, Osaka University School of Medicine, Japan
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Accepted for publication 1996

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

To clarify the causes of abnormal peristalsis after free jejunum transplantation, the authors focused on Auerbach's plexus inducing peristalsis, and conducted an experimental study to investigate the relationship between the morphologic changes and intestinal ischemic time. Results showed that the sectional area per one ganglion cell was reduced statistically significantly at 2 and 4 hr of ischemic time, and subsequently remained almost constant. Therefore, it was assumed that atrophy of the ganglion cells might occur and might effect abnormal peristalsis.

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