Postoperative adhesion prevention in gynecologic surgery with hyaluronic acid

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-41

  Carta, G ^a,b   Cerrone, L ^a   Iovenitti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Hyalobarrier Gel; Myomectomy; Second look procedures

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; MORBIDITY; MYOMECTOMY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERITONEUM ADHESION; SECOND LOOK SURGERY;

ADHESIONS; ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADULT; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; LAPAROSCOPY; REOPERATION;

EID: 1042265329     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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