Post-cesarean adhesions - Are they a unique entity?

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 513-516

  Stark, Michael ^a   Hoyme, Udo B ^b   Stubert, Bernd ^c   Kieback, Dirk ^d   Di Renzo, Gian Carlo ^e  

^a New European Surgical Academy NESA   (Germany)

^b HELIOS KLINIKUM ERFURT   (Germany)

^c HELIOS Hospital Schkeuditz   (Germany)

^d HELIOS Hospital Aue   (Germany)

^e University Hospital Monteluce   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Cesarean section

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HISTORY; HUMAN; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADHESIONS; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONSTIPATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PERITONEAL DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 49749113789     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050802040823     Document Type: Article

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