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. 2012 Feb 2;7:547–557. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S26141

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Postsurgical adhesion formation at different times in rats treated with NS. Note that, along with days after the operation, infiltration with inflammatory cells (upper) and collagen deposition (lower) in both abdomen walls and cecal walls increased.

Abbreviations: AW, abdominal wall muscle; NS, normal saline; Sm, smooth muscle.