Detection of abdominal adhesions in laparoscopic surgery: A controlled study of 130 cases

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 273-276

  Borzellino, Giuseppe ^a,b   De Manzoni, Giovanni ^a   Ricci, Francesco ^a  

^a BORGO TRENTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall adhesions; Laparoscopic surgery; Laparotomy; Prelaparoscopic ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADHESIONS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REOPERATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031824363     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019509-199808000-00006     Document Type: Article

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