title: "Adhesions after abdominal, pelvic and intra-uterine surgery and their prevention"
abstract: We here present the full text of a patient leaflet we have designed, and routinely use, to provide preoperative education about adhesions to patients undergoing open or laparoscopic gynaecological surgery. The leaflet presents appropriate, patient-orientated information on the nature of adhesions, their causes and the health risks they may involve as well as on adhesiolysis and modern methods of adhesion prevention. As adhesion formation is not specific to gynaecological surgery, the leaflet can also be adapted for the purposes of general abdominal surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Heidelberg, Vosstr. 9, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wallwiener
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brölmann
authors.forename: Philippe Robert
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Koninckx
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lundorff
authors.forename: Adrian M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lower
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wattiez
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mara
authors.forename: Rudy Leon
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: De Wilde