Reduction of intraperitoneal adhesion formation by use of non-abrasive gauze

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1410-1415

  Van Den Tol, M P ^a   Van Stun, I ^a   Bonthuis, F ^a   Marquet, R L ^a   Jeekel, J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STANDARD;

ADHESIONS; ANIMALS; PERITONEAL DISEASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0030860897     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800841020     Document Type: Article

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