Examination of pathological and biochemical findings of the damage caused by liver retraction during abdominal surgeries using an experimental model

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Objectives: This study aims to determine whether hepatic retraction during abdominal surgery causes damage to the hepatic tissue.

Materials and methods: Thirty Sprague-Dawley rats (mean weight: 227.3±13.2 g; range, 200 to 250 g) were allocated to the following four groups: (i) the control group; (ii) the retraction group, in which pressure was applied to the liver with Farabeuf’s retractor; ...