Removal of surgical barriers of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene at second-look laparoscopy was not associated with adhesion formation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 721-723

  Haney, A F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene; Postoperative adhesions; Surgical barriers

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADHESIONS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; REOPERATION; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030679778     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)00279-3     Document Type: Article

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