Effect of orally administered simvastatin on prevention of postoperative adhesion in rats.

Aim: Formation of adhesions in the abdominal region appearing after abdominal pelvic surgery lead to infertility, chronic pelvic pain, intestinal obstructions, difficulty and morbidity at the following operations, and increased morbidity. The aim of our study is to examine the effectiveness of orally administered simvastatin on preventing the postoperative adhesion.

Materials And Methods: 20 male Wistar Albino rats weighing 230-250 gr were used.