Adhesion prevention in laparoscopic surgery

International Journal of Fertility and Menopausal Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 452-457

  Tulandi, Togas ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adhesions; barriers; instillates; laparoscope; laser surgery; microsurgical principles; oxidized regenerated cellulose

Indexed keywords

ANTIESTROGEN; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; POLITEF; POLOXAMER; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIATHERMY; DISSECTION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MICROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SALPINGOSTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERUS SYNECHIA;

ADHESIONS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY;

EID: 0029844051     PISSN: 10693130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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