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Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 6/2005

01-06-2005 | Letter to the editor

Fewer adhesions after laparoscopic surgery?

Authors: S. Sauerland, E. Neugebauer

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 6/2005

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In their review article, Gutt et al. [2] assess the incidence of adhesions after laparoscopic and laparotomic surgery. Although the available data favor laparoscopic surgery, the authors state that “an evidence-based statement could not emerge from this review,” mainly because only a handful of clinicals studies were identified and included in their review. Furthermore, the clinical studies obviously did not include a randomized comparison between the laparoscopic and open approach. …
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Metadata
Title
Fewer adhesions after laparoscopic surgery?
Authors
S. Sauerland
E. Neugebauer
Publication date
01-06-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 6/2005
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-004-2163-x

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