Histopathological comparison of topical therapy modalities for acute radiation proctitis in an experimental rat model

Table 2 Comparison of the histopathological scores of the rectal specimens with regard to the euthanasia days (mean ± SD)

	5th d	10th d	15th d
Control	7.40 ± 3.89	39.20 ± 3.581	35.40 ± 2.27
Mesalazine	5.60 ± 3.41	11.40 ± 3.37	22.40 ± 2.37
Formalin	10.0 ± 4.50	38.20 ± 3.612	37.00 ± 2.262
Betamethasone	3.20 ± 1.03	20.60 ± 3.41	18.20 ± 4.32
Misoprostol	4.40 ± 1.71	20.80 ± 2.70	23.6 ± 2.802

¹ Two specimens were excluded;

² One specimen was excluded.