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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Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-06-01
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Series: | BMC Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2482/11/13 |