title: Intentional progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum for adhesiolysis in the hostile surgical abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Corona del Mar, California, USA. srakower@aol.com
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Rakower
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery