OBJECTIVES: To investigate various agents for adhesion prevention when used as adjuvants during pelvic surgery. SEARCH STRATEGY: The following databases were searched: the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, EMBASE and SCOPUS. Intra-abdominal adhesions may occur after most surgical procedures, and are of major clinical, social and economic concern. In most instanc...

Fredriksson, F. 2016. Outcome and prevention strategies in peritoneal adhesion formation. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1217. 65 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9557-2. Peritoneal adhesions occur in up to 93% of adults after peritoneal trauma during surgery. Most adhesions are asymptomatic but can cause female ...

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has an important role in musculoskeletal surgery; however, it has been underutilized for accelerating the healing of abdominal wall defects in veterinary practice. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the use of commercial polyester/cotton fabric (Damour) as a new composite mesh for the repair of experimentally induced abdominal wall defects in canine mode...

THE POTENIAL ROLE OF INNATE IMMUNITY IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF POST-OPERATIVE ADHESIONSbyJENNELL WHITEDecember 2011Advisor: Ghassan SaedMajor: PhysiologyDegree: Doctor of PhilosophyPost-operative adhesion development occurs in the vast majority of patients followingabdominal surgery and is a natural occurrence of peritoneal-wound healing. These fibrous bands...

Intra-abdominal adhesions are the most frequently occurring postoperative complication following abdomino-pelvic surgery. Abdominal and pelvic surgery can lead to peritoneal adhesion formation causing infertility, chronic pelvic pain, and intestinal obstruction. Laparoscopy today is considered the gold standard of care in the treatment of several abdominal pathologies as well as in a wide range...

Postoperative abdominal adhesions are one of the most common post-laparotomy complications observed. Several types of adhesion preventative agents are available and their effectiveness and adverse impact have been clinically evaluated in previous studies. However, few basic studies have tested whether those agents do not trigger any unwanted xenobiotic reaction, which makes some surgeons hesita...