Role of a Hyaluronate-Based Membrane in the Prevention of Peritonitis-Induced Adhesions

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 310-315

  Ghellai, Ali M ^a   Stucchi, Arthur F ^a   Lynch, Daniel J ^b   Skinner, Kevin C ^b   Colt, M Jude ^b   Becker, James M ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GENZYME CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal adhesions; Carboxymethylcellulose; Hyaluronic acid; Peritonitis; Seprafilm

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; HYALURONIC ACID;

ABSCESS; ADHESION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CECUM; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ABSCESS; ADHESIONS; ANIMALS; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CECUM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HYALURONIC ACID; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0034181849     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(00)80081-5     Document Type: Article

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