Adhesion prevention during laparotomy: Long-term follow-up of a randomized clinical trial

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 253, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1118-1121

  Van Der Wal, J B C ^a   Iordens, G I T ^a   Vrijland, W W ^b   Van Veen, R N ^c   Lange, J ^a   Jeekel, J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Sint Fransiscus Hospital   (Netherlands)

^c IKAZIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; HYALURONIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY; INTERVIEW; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; TISSUE ADHESION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85027927834     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318217e99c     Document Type: Article

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