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Abdominal Adhesions: Current and Novel Therapies
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Brian C. Ward
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Alyssa Panitch
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January 2011
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January 2011
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Journal of Surgical Research
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Elsevier BV
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An adhesion occurs when two tissues that normally freely move past each other attach via a fibrous bridge. Abdominal adhesions place a tremendous clinical and financial burden on public health. Adhesions develop after nearly every abdominal surgery, commonly causing female infertility, chronic pelvic pain, and, most frequently, small bowel obstruction. A National Hospital Discharge Survey of hospitalizations between 1998 and 2002 reported that 18.1% of hospitalizations were related to abdominal adhesions annually accounting for 948,000 days of inpatient care at an estimated cost of $1.18 billion. This review discusses the current or proposed therapies for abdominal adhesions. While many therapies for abdominal adhesions have been attempted, the need for a definitive therapy to prevent or even reduce abdominal adhesions still exists. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Journal of Surgical Research
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Journal of Surgical Research
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Elsevier BV
ISSN (Print):
00224804
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January 2011
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10.1016/j.jss.2009.09.015
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20036389
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77408de0-07ce-4d7f-b876-980f1d57fdcf
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