JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, cilt.43, sa.2, ss.290-295, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
Background/ Purpose: Postsurgical complications, such as anastomotic leaks in patients with esophageal atresia, have remained unchanged during the last 3 decades. Growth factors enhance healing in several wound-healing models. Therefore, an experimental study was used to evaluate the effects of local and sustained release of basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF) on wound healing in esophageal anastomoses.