The inpatient burden of abdominal and gynecological adhesiolysis in the US

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Adhesions are fibrous bands of scar tissue, often a result of surgery, that form between internal organs and tissues, joining them together abnormally. Postoperative adhesions frequently occur following abdominal surgery, and are ass...

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Main Authors: Davis Keith L, Candrilli Sean D, Bapat Bela, Sikirica Vanja, Wilson Malcolm, Johns Alan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2482/11/13