Objective To estimate the disease burden of the most important complications of
postoperative abdominal adhesions: small bowel obstruction, difficulties at reoperation …

Peritoneal adhesions represent an important clinical challenge in gastrointestinal surgery.
Peritoneal adhesions are a consequence of peritoneal irritation by infection or surgical …

Background: Parastomal hernias are a frequent complication of enterostomies that require
surgical treatment in approximately half of patients. This systematic review aimed to evaluate …

Abstract Background In 2013 Guidelines on diagnosis and management of ASBO have
been revised and updated by the WSES Working Group on ASBO to develop current …

Abdominal adhesions are associated with increased postoperative complications, cost and
workload. We performed a systematic review with statistical pooling to estimate the formation …

Background Intra-abdominal adhesions arise after more than 50% of all abdominal
operations and are an important source of postoperative complications. They attach …

BACKGROUND: Postoperative adhesions are a significant health problem with major
implications on quality of life and health care expenses. The purpose of this review was to …

PURPOSE: Postoperative adhesions are a significant problem after colorectal surgery.
However, the basic epidemiology and clinical burden are unknown. The Surgical and …

Background Laparoscopic surgery has potential theoretical advantages over open surgery
in reducing the rate of adhesion formation, but very few comparative studies are available to …

Postoperative adhesions remain one of the more challenging issues in surgical practice.
Although peritoneal adhesions occur after every abdominal operation, the density, time …