Hyperbaric oxygen therapy effects on tissue lesions in acute pancreatitis. Experimental study in rats.

Objective: To study the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on tissue lesions in an experimental model of acute pancreatitis induced by pancreatic duct ligation.

Animals: Forty-eight adult female Wistar rats were randomized into two groups (n=24): control group and hyperbaric oxygen therapy group.

Intervention: The second group was treated with a two-hour daily session of hyperbaric oxygen therapy at 2.