Impact of adhesions in colorectal surgery

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 45-53

  Bhardwaj, R ^a   Parker, Mike C ^a  

^a DARENT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Complications; Risk; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; DEXTRAN 70; HYALURONIC ACID; ICODEXTRIN; MACROGOL; OXIDIZED REGENERATED CELLULOSE; POLITEF; POLYLACTIDE;

ABDOMINAL ADHESION; ABDOMINAL DISEASE; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PELVIS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADHESIONS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34548223182     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2007.01357.x     Document Type: Article

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