Postoperative intra-abdominal adhesions: A personal view

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 3-8

  Ellis, Harold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Clinical burden; Postoperative intra abdominal adhesions; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CITRIC ACID; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; HEPARIN; HYALURONIC ACID; HYALURONIDASE; ICODEXTRIN; PAPAIN; PEPSIN A; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; STEROID; STREPTOKINASE; TRYPSIN;

ABDOMINAL ADHESION; ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HEALTH CARE COST; HERNIA STRANGULATION; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY CYST; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548204377     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2007.01344.x     Document Type: Review

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