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Monday, February 28, 2011

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.
www.urogyncenter.com/ug-glossary.htm

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.