Complications and feasibility of laparoscopic adhesiolysis in patients with chronic abdominal pain: A retrospective study

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1468-1473

  Swank, D J ^a   Van Erp, W F M ^b   Repelaer van Driel, O J ^b   Hop, W C J ^c   Bonjer, H J ^c   Jeekel, J ^c  

^a GROENE HART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Completeness; Complications; Concomitant pathology; Laparoscopic adhesiolysis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE VOLVULUS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADHESIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036791997     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-0008-z     Document Type: Article

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