title: Adhesion reduction as a new treatment innovation.
abstract: A new treatment option, an antiadhesion device, has proved effective in the reduction of postoperative adhesion formation and is now approved for use in the United States. The device is a thin, filmy membrane composed of two organic substances that are resorbed by the body. The device is inserted intraoperatively between apposing tissue surfaces that are potentially adhesiogenic. It proved effective in reducing the incidence of adhesions after both abdominal and pelvic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Bane
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jennings
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial