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Intra-abdominal adhesions, as a result of damage to the peritoneum, continue to be a central and current problem in abdominal surgery. Adhesions also cause severe problems in other surgical specialties, for example in gynecological infertility surgery or in internal intraperitoneal chemotherapy and peritoneal dialysis. By far the majority of adhesions remain symptom-free or even promote intra-abdominal healing processes. However, 12% of adhesions cause recurring, chronic abdominal complaints and over 3% lead to serious symptoms requiring repeat laparatomies. The most severe complication, adhesion-related ileus, accounts for a considerable proportion of emergency operations.
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Lorenz, E.P.M., Zühlke, H.V., Lange, R., Savvas, V. (1997). Pathophysiology and Classification of Adhesions. In: Treutner, KH., Schumpelick, V. (eds) Peritoneal Adhesions. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60433-1_4
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