Intra-abdominal adhesions - Definition, origin, significance in surgical practice, and treatment options;Intraabdominale adhäsionen - Definition, entstehung, bedeutung in der operativen medizin und möglichkeiten der reduktion

Deutsches Arzteblatt

Volumn 107, Issue 44, 2010, Pages 769-775

  Brüggmann, Dörthe ^a   Tchartchian, Garri ^b   Wallwiener, Markus ^c   Münstedt, Karsten ^a   Tinneberg, Hans Rudolf ^a   Hackethal, Andreas ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Pius Hospitals Oldenburg   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ADHESION; ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MESOTHELIUM; REVIEW; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE ADHESION; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ABDOMEN; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 79551486518     PISSN: 00121207     EISSN: 01722107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2010.0769     Document Type: Review

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