full free access: Wound complications after gynecologic cancer surgery

Definitions of adhesiolysis:
Scar tissue can form as a result of prior surgery or infections involving reproductive tact, urinary tract or vaginal canal causing severe pain. Adhesiolysis is the surgical procedure used to remove this scar tissue.
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Research highlights

► Retrospective review of patients undergoing abdominal surgery for suspected cancer.
► Wound complications correlated with BMI, prior surgery, albumin, adhesiolysis, length of surgery.
► A nomogram predicting post-operative wound complications was created and validated.