JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, vol.198, no.1, pp.252-259, 2015 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
Background: Postoperative peritoneal adhesions are major complications of abdominopelvic surgeries. We aim to investigate the preventive and therapeutic effects of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) supplementation on postoperative peritoneal adhesion (PPA) in a rat model.