Research Into Adhesion Prevention
Celocoxib may prevent intra-abdominal adhesion formation. Adhesions are a common complication of surgery, especially abdominal surgery, and major cause of bowel obstruction and infertility. Publishing in 2005, researchers in Boston noticed a "dramatic" reduction in post-surgical adhesions in mice taking the drug celecoxib. Multi-institutional trials in adult human patients are planned. The initially suggested course of treatment is a mere 7–10 days following surgery.
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