Progress on anti-adhesion therapy following gynecological laparoscopy / 中国内镜杂志

ABSTRACT

High incidence of postoperative abdominal adhesions after gynecological laparoscopy, which may induce a line of serious complications such as chronic pelvic soreness, intestinal obstruction, infertility, etc, has been clinically encountered with the major problems unsolved thus far. By further upgrading the merits of gynecological laparoscopy, including the small operative scope, mild injury and fine manipulation, coupled with the application of anti-adhesion therapies, reduced post-operative adhesions and improved clinical outcomes can be expected. Research has been actively persisted on this area in recent years to achieve new progress, especially in the development of anti-adhesion materials, as well as their clinical application and evaluation of the effects, which is overviewed in this review.