Role of Fibrin in the Development of Surgical Adhesions

[摘要] One of the major problems with intra-abdominal surgical procedures, including pelvic surgery, is the development of adhesions within the intra-abdominal space postoperatively. This is usually not a clinical issue unless another intra-abdominal surgical procedure is to be performed at a later date or pain from the adhesions or a bowel obstruction develops. These intra-abdominal adhesions are the bane of every surgeon’s existence because they make a subsequent surgical procedure much more difficult, more labor intensive, and more prone to an intra-abdominal injury. Just imagine if all intra-abdominal surgical procedures could be made adhesion free!

[学科分类] 基础医学