Peritoneal healing with adhesion formation: Current comment

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-154

  Watkins, Frederick H ^a   Drake, David B ^a   Holmdahl, Lena E ^b   Cox, Mary J ^a   Fay, Margaret F ^c   Edlich, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Regent Medical   (United States)

Author keywords

Dextran 70; Hyaluronate membrane; Oxidized regenerated cellulose; Pelvic pain; Poloxamer 407; Polytetrafluoroethylene

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; DRUG PRODUCTS; PATIENT TREATMENT; POLYSACCHARIDES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SURGERY;

DEXTRAN; OXIDIZED CELLULOSE; PERITONEAL HEALING;

BIOMATERIALS;

CELLULOSE; DEXTRAN; HYALURONIC ACID; POLITEF; POLOXAMER;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INFERTILITY; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; PAIN; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR; WOUND HEALING;

ADHESIONS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELLULOSE, OXIDIZED; DEXTRANS; HUMANS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PERITONEAL CAVITY; POLOXALENE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030861342     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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