Evangelinakis N, Nikolaou M, Katasos T
Intra-pelvic and intra-abdominal adhesions represent the basic causes of obstruction of small bowel, infertility, chronic pain, and impaired organ functioning, whereas they increase the risk of post-operative complications in case of a second surgery. Adhesion formation begins with formation of a fibrin matrix on two opposing injured peritoneal surfaces, which typically occurs …