title: Adhesion Formation in Patients with Previous Laparotomies
abstract: We evaluated 50 women who had had a previous laparotomy to determine the extent of adhesion formation. Patients were grouped according to previous obstetric and gynecologic surgery. The reason for laparoscopy was generally pelvic pain or infertility, and in some women with no complaint, for evaluation. Women with several incisions did not have more adhesions than those with a single one. Those with midline incisions had more adhesions than those with Pfannenstiel incisions. Women with midline or Pfannenstiel incisions for gynecologic surgery had more adhesions than those with incisions for obstetric surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Arash Women's Hospital Endoscopy Center Tehran Medical Sciences University, Khatam Hospital Tohid SQ. Sattarkhan Avenue, First Namazi No. 122 Tehran, 14577 Iran.
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ashrafinia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Vazirichimeh
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Dastjerdi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moiini