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Background Postoperative bowel obstruction caused by intra-abdominal adhesions occurs after all types of abdominal surgery. It has been suggested that the laparoscopic technique should reduce the risk for adhesion formation and thus for postoperative bowel obstruction. This study was designed to compare the incidence of bowel obstruction in a randomized trial where laparoscopic and open resection...
Adhesions cause bowel obstruction, chronic abdominal pain, and infertility. In this review, the incidence, clinical signs, diagnostic procedures, and treatment of these sequels of abdominal surgery are discussed. Laparoscopic treatment of bowel obstruction, chronic pain, and infertility is feasible in selected patients and has been reported to cause fewer newly formed adhesions. Randomized controlled...
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