Effects of visceral peritoneal closure on scar formation at cesarean delivery

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-135

  Malvasi, Antonio ^a   Tinelli, Andrea ^b   Farine, Dan ^c   Rahimi, Siavash ^d   Cavallotti, Carlo ^e   Vergara, Daniele ^f   Martignago, Roberta ^f   Stark, Michael ^g  

^a Santa Maria Hospital   (Italy)

^b VITO FAZZI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^g New European Surgical Academy NESA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Mesothelial hyperplasia; Neoangiogenesis; Submesothelial fibrosis; Surgical adhesions; Visceral peritoneum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTEROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MESOTHELIUM; PERICYTE; PERITONEUM; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCAR FORMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 64049084079     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.12.019     Document Type: Article

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