Nonclosure of the peritoneum during caesarean section: Long-term follow-up of a randomised controlled trial

European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 40-44

  Roset, Edith ^a   Boulvain, Michel ^a   Irion, Olivier ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Caesarean section; Follow up; Peritoneum; Randomised

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERITONEUM; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0037402880     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00366-4     Document Type: Article

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