Vol 81, No 7 (2010)
ARTICLES
Review of anti-adhesion prophylaxis methods – the past and the present
Włodzimierz Baranowski, Małgorzata Heydrych-Seweryn, Renata Złotorowicz- Grochowska
Vol 81, No 7 (2010)
ARTICLES
Abstract
Abstract Formation of postoperative adhesions presents a serious and complex problem in clinical practice. Apart from standard surgical procedures, a variety of different sub-stances to prevent adhesions is available, but no universal method has been devel-oped so far. Clinical trials and animal studies on preventing the formation of postop-erative adhesions and substances that can have potential anti-adhesive properties have been carried out for over one hundred years. Considerable discrepancies and ambiguities regarding research results, as well as a great number of anti-adhesive substances to be tested, demonstrate the scope and the nature of the problem. Re-cently, new anti-adhesive fluids and pharmacological agents have been developed, which in preliminary observations seem to be almost perfect. The following paper reviews available literature on anti-adhesive methods and the authors’ limited experience
Abstract
Abstract Formation of postoperative adhesions presents a serious and complex problem in clinical practice. Apart from standard surgical procedures, a variety of different sub-stances to prevent adhesions is available, but no universal method has been devel-oped so far. Clinical trials and animal studies on preventing the formation of postop-erative adhesions and substances that can have potential anti-adhesive properties have been carried out for over one hundred years. Considerable discrepancies and ambiguities regarding research results, as well as a great number of anti-adhesive substances to be tested, demonstrate the scope and the nature of the problem. Re-cently, new anti-adhesive fluids and pharmacological agents have been developed, which in preliminary observations seem to be almost perfect. The following paper reviews available literature on anti-adhesive methods and the authors’ limited experience
Keywords
Adhesions, anti-adhesion prophylaxis, anti-adhesive fluids
Title
Review of anti-adhesion prophylaxis methods – the past and the present
Journal
Ginekologia Polska
Issue
Vol 81, No 7 (2010)
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Ginekol Pol 2010;81(7).
Keywords
Adhesions
anti-adhesion prophylaxis
anti-adhesive fluids
Authors
Włodzimierz Baranowski
Małgorzata Heydrych-Seweryn
Renata Złotorowicz- Grochowska
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