Massimo Ippoliti

Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Chieti, via dei Vestini n. 1, 66100 Chieti, Italy

[ 1 ] - Adhesive small bowel obstruction: where do we stand now?

Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is one of the most frequently encountered disorders in Emergency Surgery Departments worldwide without negligible hospital admission rates and social costs (1,2). Notwithstanding significant improvements in techniques and materials, intra-abdominal adhesions following abdominal surgery still represent a major unsolved and debated issue harbouring challeng...

Co-Authors

Barbara Leone 1  

Decio Di Nuzzo 1  

Felice Mucilli 1  

Giuseppe Cipollone 1  

Mirko Barone 1