Sildenafil for the treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis: an experimental study

Affiliations

İpek Sevcan: Department of Pediatrics, Kahramanmaraş Sutcu Imam University, Medical Faculty, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Güneş Hatice: Pediatrics, Kahramanmaraş Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Yurttutan Sadık: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaraş Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Tolun Fatma: Department of Biochemistry, Kahramanmaraş Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Kazancı Ülkü: Department of Pathology, Kahramanmaraş Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Kuloğlu Tuncay: Department of Histology, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
Gullu Ufuk: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaraş Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Güngör Şükrü: Department of Pathology, Kahramanmaraş Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate whether sildenafil effectively treats necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).