Polymers that reduce intraperitoneal adhesion formation

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1153-1156

  Falk, K ^b   Holmdahl, L ^b   Halvarsson, M ^b   Larsson, K ^a   Lindman, B ^a   Bengmark, S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE; LM 200; POLYMER; POLYQUATERNIUM 24; SPHINGOMYELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADHESIONS; ANIMALS; CELLULOSE; FEMALE; MICE; PERITONEAL DISEASES; POLYMERS;

EID: 0031875422     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1998.00784.x     Document Type: Article

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