Results after laparoscopic lysis of adhesions and placement of Seprafilm for intractable abdominal pain

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 247-253

  Khaitan, L ^a   Scholz, S ^a   Houston, H L ^a   Richards, W O ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic adhesiolysis; Seprafilm

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; NARCOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG USE; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; FILM; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADHESIONS; ADULT; AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION;

EID: 0037313212     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8845-3     Document Type: Article

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