Fewer adhesions induced by laparoscopic surgery?
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- 27 April 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Surgical Endoscopy
- Vol. 18 (6) , 898-906
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-003-9233-3
Abstract
Laparoscopic surgery has potential theoretical advantages over open surgery in reducing the rate of adhesion formation, but very few comparative studies are available to prove this.Keywords
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