Martin Zavadinack Netto, Djalma José Fagundes, César Orlando Peralta Bandeira
PURPOSE: To evaluate, in dogs, the biliary sphincter subjected to dilation by hydrostatic balloon by the point of view of structural alterations of the papilla and the biochemestry and bacterial contamination of the bile. METHODS: Twenty dogs were submitted to laparotomy, duodenotomy, and enlargement of the major duodenal papilla- GA(n=10) - with balloon of 8mm inflated with pressure of 0,5 atm, during 2 minutes or to the sham procedure - GB(n=10). Blood samples collected on times t(0 day), t(7 days) and t(28 days) were subjected to dosages of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) for cholestasis evaluation...
September 2006: Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira