HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.50, ss.725-728, 2003 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
Background/Aims: Adhesion formation after abdominal surgery or incisional hernia repair with prosthetic materials may cause chronic pain, intestinal obstruction, enterocutaneous fistulae, difficulty in reoperative procedures and infertility in females. The aim of this study was to compare different modalities in terms of adhesion prevention in a rat model of abdominal wall defect repaired with prosthetic materials.