Post-operative adhesions after digestive surgery: Their incidence and prevention: Review of the literature;Les adhérences postopératoires après chirurgie digestive et leurs préventions : revue de la littérature

Journal de Chirurgie Viscerale

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 114-126

  Ouaissi M ^a   Gaujoux, S ^b   Veyrie, N ^c   Deneve E ^d   Brigand, C ^e   Castel, B ^f   Duron, J J ^g   Rault, A ^h   Slim, K ⁱ   Nocca, D ^d  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^d HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^e HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

^f HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^g PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^h FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Incidence; Post operative adhesions; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868305809     PISSN: 1878786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2011.11.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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