A Pilot Study of Laparoscopic Adhesion Prophylaxis after Myomectomy with a Copolymer Designed for Endoscopic Application

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 222-227

  Kraemer, Bernhard ^a   Wallwiener, Markus ^a   Brochhausen, Christoph ^b   Planck, Constanze ^c   Hierlemann, Helmut ^d   Isaacson, Keith B ^f   Rajab, Taufiek K ^a,g   Wallwiener, Christian ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d Institute of Textile Technology and Process Engineering   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^f NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion prophylaxis; Copolymer; Laparoscopic myomectomy; Solid barrier

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; ICODEXTRIN; POLYLACTIDE EPSILON CAPROLACTONE TRIMETHYLENE CARBONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MYOMECTOMY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURING METHOD; UTERUS;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCANS; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; PERITONEAL DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYESTERS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE ADHESIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77649263099     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2009.12.018     Document Type: Article

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