Abdominal adhesions: Intestinal obstruction, pain, and infertility

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1017-1022

  Vrijland, W W ^a,b   Jeekel, J ^a,b   Van Geldorp, H J ^a,b   Swank, D J ^b   Bonjer, H J ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Groene Hart Zickenhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adhesiolysis; Adhesions; Bowel obstruction; Chronic abdominal pain; Infertility; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LASER SURGERY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADHESIONS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; PAIN;

EID: 0038015533     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-9208-9     Document Type: Review

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