Title | Peritoneal Surgery [electronic resource] / edited by Gere S. diZerega |
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Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2000 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1194-5 |
Descript | XXIII, 532 p. online resource |
Section 1 Peritoneum and Peritoneal Repair -- 1 Peritoneum, Peritoneal Healing, and Adhesion Formation -- 2 Peritoneal Fluid -- 3 Peritoneal Tissue Repair Cells -- 4 The Biology of Peritoneal Tissue Repair -- 5 Cytokine Responses to Peritoneal Inflammation: The Role of the Mesothelium -- 6 The Role of Integrins in Peritoneal Healing -- 7 Proteases and Protease Inhibitors in Tissue Repair -- Section 2 Adhesion Formation -- 8 The Plasmin System, a Marker of the Propensity to Develop Adhesions -- 9 Peritoneal Fibrinolysis and Adhesion Formation -- Section 3 Surgical Technique -- 10 Laparoscopic Myomectomy -- 11 Foreign Materials -- 12 The Peritoneum and Laparoscopy -- 13 Adhesions: Laparoscopy Versus Laparotomy -- 14 Reducing Adhesion Formation in Gynecologic Procedures Using Laparoscopic Surgery -- 15 Role of Sutures and Suturing in the Formation of Postoperative Adhesions -- 16 Pollutants Resulting from Intraabdominal Tissue Combustion -- Section 4 Complications of Postoperative Adhesions -- 17 Incidence of Postsurgical Adhesions -- 18 Classification of Adhesions -- 19 Conventional Radiography and Cross-Sectional Imaging Modalities in the Diagnosis of Adhesions -- 20 Ectopic Pregnancy and Adhesion Formation -- 21 Ovarian Surgery and Laparoscopy -- 22 Peritoneal Endometriosis -- 23 Prognostic Factors of Distal Tubal Occlusion -- 24 Endometriosis, Endometrioma, and the Problem of Adhesions -- 25 Myomectomy and Adhesion Formation -- Section 5 Outcome Measures and Adhesion Formation -- 26 The Magnitude of Adhesion-Related Problems -- 27 Prevalence of Adhesions and the Associated Costs in General Surgery -- 28 Outcome Measures and Adhesion Formation: Pain and Postsurgical Adhesion -- 29 Infertility and Adhesions -- 30 Contributions of Adhesions to the Cost of Healthcare -- 31 Clinical Significance of Adhesions in Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain -- Section 6 Adhesion Prevention Adjuvants for Clinical Use -- 32 Development and Clinical Evaluation of Intergel Adhesion Prevention Solution for the Reduction of Adhesions Following Peritoneal Cavity Surgery -- 33 Laparoscopic Treatment of Peritoneal Adhesions -- 34 Use of Adhesion Prevention Barriers in Pelvic Reconstructive and Gynecologic Surgery -- 35 Adhesion Prevention: Past the Future -- Section 7 Developing Technology -- 36 Transperitoneal Pharmacokinetics -- 37 Developing Pharmacologic Agents for Adhesion Prevention -- 38 Animal Adhesion Models: Design, Variables, and Relevance -- 39 Adhesion Prevention: The Role of Fibrin Glue -- 40 Bioadhesive Polymers That Reduce Adhesion Formation -- 41 Polymer Solutions and Films as Tissue-Protective and Barrier Adjuvants