Reduction of adhesions after uterine myomectomy by Seprafilm membrane (HAL-F): A blinded, prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 904-910

  Diamond, M P ^a   Bieber, E ^a   Coddington, C ^a   Franklin, R ^a   Grunert, G ^a   Gunn, D ^a   Lotze, E ^a   Rowe, G ^a   Grainger, D ^a   Tjaden, B ^a   Holtz, G ^a   Patton, G ^a   Johns, D A ^a   Johnson, K ^a   Kettel, M ^a   Morales, A ^a   Leach, R ^a   Blacker, C ^a   Putman, J M ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adhesions; HAL F; laparotomy; leiomyomata uteri; Neoplasms, benign; Seprafilm; surgery; uterus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCISION; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS SURGERY; UTERUS SYNECHIA;

EID: 8044259000     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58716-0     Document Type: Article

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