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Adhesions: Laparoscopy Versus Laparotomy

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Peritoneal Surgery

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It has long been agreed that laparoscopic procedures induce fewer adhesions than laparotomy, but this often-heard and well-accepted affirmation is not as simple and definite as it seemed at first glance. The problem stems from the considerable lack of human data about this precise subject.

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  1. Livingston Research Institute, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1321 N. Mission Rd., Los Angeles, California, 90033, USA

    Gere S. diZerega M.D. (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

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Pouly, JL., Seak-San, S. (2000). Adhesions: Laparoscopy Versus Laparotomy. In: diZerega, G.S. (eds) Peritoneal Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1194-5_13

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