chitosan has been researched along with Postoperative Complications in 48 studies
| Timeframe | Studies, this research(%) | All Research% |
|---|---|---|
| pre-1990 | 0 (0.00) | 18.7374 |
| 1990's | 2 (4.17) | 18.2507 |
| 2000's | 9 (18.75) | 29.6817 |
| 2010's | 33 (68.75) | 24.3611 |
| 2020's | 4 (8.33) | 2.80 |
| Authors | Studies |
|---|---|
| De Mori, A; Draheim, R; Lalatsa, A; Rahayu, DP; Roldo, M; Yusuf, R | 1 |
| Shi, L; Wei, Y; Xu, S; Zhu, Q | 1 |
| Chang, YF; Cheng, YH; Ko, YC; Liu, CJ | 2 |
| Li, J; Ren, G; Zhang, W | 1 |
| Ghorab, D; Morsi, N; Refai, H; Teba, H | 1 |
| Ke, ZY; Zhang, B; Zhang, JJ; Zhang, W; Zhou, JC | 1 |
| Bertolo, R; De Cillis, S; Fiori, C; Geuna, S; Manfredi, M; Porpiglia, F | 1 |
| Chen, CH; Chen, JP; Chen, SH; Chou, PY; Liao, CH; Mao, SH; Tsai, MJ | 1 |
| Hu, G; Ke, X; Liu, J; Yang, Y; Zeng, Q; Zhang, X | 1 |
| Bodek, KH; Fiedor, P; Kosieradzki, M; Nowak, KM; Rudnicka, K; Szterk, A; Szymborski, T | 1 |
| Franceschini, G | 1 |
| Han, HS; Kim, JK; Lee, DW; Lee, MC; Park, JY; Ro, DH | 1 |
| Fan, Y; Liang, J; Liu, L; Shan, J; Shi, W; Sun, X; Tang, B; Yuan, T; Zhang, X | 1 |
| Chen, L; Wang, C; Yin, D | 1 |
| Cui, J; Duan, J; Feng, Z; Li, X; Mansour, HM; Sun, W; Zhang, W; Zheng, Z | 1 |
| Hosseinalipour, M; Kaka, G; Khoshmohabat, H; Naimi-Jamal, MR; Panahi, F; Sadraie, SH; Shahram, E | 1 |
| Deng, R; Gong, C; Jin, X; Li, L; Nie, S; Sun, L; Wang, N; Wei, Y; Wu, Q | 1 |
| Li, L; Shen, G; Shen, W | 1 |
| Chen, M; Duan, L; Ge, J; Huang, L; Li, X; Ma, J; Quan, D; Xi, L; Zhang, W; Zhang, Z | 1 |
| Cabrita, AM; Carvalho, M; Costa, LM; Fregnan, F; Geuna, S; Hayakawa, S; Maurício, AC; Pereira, JE; Santos, JD; Shirosaki, Y; Varejão, AS | 1 |
| Peng, L; Zhang, YQ; Zhu, L | 1 |
| Chen, C; Chen, YP; Gu, HY; Guo, LY; He, H; Li, XD; Shen, LL; Wang, YF; Xia, DL | 1 |
| Cosentino, M; Cosentino, V; Fratter, A | 1 |
| Başaran, B; Değer, K; Güldiken, Y; Kara, E; Öztürk Sarı, Ş; Ünsaler, S; Wormald, PJ | 1 |
| Lee, JH; Min, K; Shin, SJ; So, J | 1 |
| Liao, NN; Lin, LX; Luo, JW; Sun, YL; Yuan, F; Zhang, HH | 1 |
| Bassiouni, A; Drilling, A; Harding, M; James, C; Moratti, S; Rajiv, S; Robinson, S; Wormald, PJ | 1 |
| Fu, D; Gao, F; Jiang, G; Zhang, Y; Zhou, C | 1 |
| Huang, D; Mo, J; Pan, S; Wang, B; Yi, W; Zheng, H | 1 |
| Weber, RK | 1 |
| Fang, R; Sun, DD; Sun, JW; Wan, GL | 1 |
| Chen, H; Mo, J; Pan, S; Wang, D; Zhen, H | 1 |
| Hodges, SJ; Jennell, JL; Washburn, S | 1 |
| Ge, J; Li, X; Shao, T | 1 |
| Akduman, B; Aydın Mungan, N; Bektaş, S; Erol, B; Hakimolu, S; Hancı, V; Karakaya, K; Tokgöz, H | 1 |
| Li, PL; Liu, MM | 1 |
| Deng, Z; Liu, C; Liu, J; Lou, W; Ma, J; Wang, S; Xu, H; Zhang, D; Zhang, H | 1 |
| Das, S; Medina, JG | 1 |
| Eckl, S; Ensminger, SM; Goldmann, K; Hoffmann, J; Spriewald, BM | 1 |
| Liu, J; Zhang, P; Zhao, ZC; Zhou, XL | 1 |
| Ak, D; Cetin, A; Cetin, M; Duran, B; Guvenal, T; Yanar, O | 1 |
| Ak, D; Cetin, A; Cetin, M; Duran, B; Guvenal, T; Imir, AG | 1 |
| Cetin, A; Cetin, M; Demirkoprulu, N; Duran, B; Erden, O; Guvenal, T | 1 |
| Athanasiadis, T; Beule, AG; Robinson, BH; Robinson, SR; Shi, Z; Wormald, PJ | 1 |
| Costain, DJ; Kennedy, R; Lee, TD; McAlister, VC | 1 |
| Ciona, C; Costain, DJ; Kennedy, R; Lee, TD; McAlister, VC | 1 |
| Ledgerwood, AM; Lucas, CE; Vlahos, A; Yu, P | 1 |
5 review(s) available for chitosan and Postoperative Complications
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Efficacy of chitosan dressing on endoscopic sinus surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Topics: Bandages; Chitosan; Endoscopy; Hemostatics; Humans; Paranasal Sinuses; Postoperative Complications | 2017 |
Influence of chitosan-based dressing on prevention of synechia and wound healing after endoscopic sinus surgery: A meta-analysis.
Topics: Bandages; Chitosan; Endoscopy; Humans; Paranasal Sinuses; Postoperative Complications; Tissue Adhesions; Wound Healing | 2017 |
Internal surgical use of biodegradable carbohydrate polymers. Warning for a conscious and proper use of oxidized regenerated cellulose.
Topics: Biodegradable Plastics; Cellulose, Oxidized; Chitosan; Hemostatics; Humans; Hypersensitivity; Postoperative Complications; Tissue Scaffolds | 2019 |
The processing of chitosan and its derivatives and their application for postoperative anti-adhesion.
Topics: Animals; Biocompatible Materials; Chitosan; Drug Compounding; Postoperative Complications; Tissue Adhesions | 2015 |
[Nasal packing after FESS--time is over?].
Topics: Chitosan; Cicatrix; Endoscopy; Foreign-Body Reaction; Formaldehyde; Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable; Hemostatic Techniques; Hemostatics; Humans; Nasal Mucosa; Nasal Obstruction; Nose Diseases; Polyurethanes; Polyvinyl Alcohol; Postoperative Care; Postoperative Complications; Risk Assessment; Tampons, Surgical; Wound Healing | 2009 |
4 trial(s) available for chitosan and Postoperative Complications
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Chitosan membranes applied on the prostatic neurovascular bundles after nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a phase II study.
Topics: Aged; Biocompatible Materials; Blood Vessels; Chitosan; Erectile Dysfunction; Feasibility Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Organ Sparing Treatments; Penile Erection; Peripheral Nerves; Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors; Postoperative Complications; Prospective Studies; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Recovery of Function; Robotic Surgical Procedures; Tadalafil | 2018 |
[Adhesion prevention after Cesarean section by short-term biological barrier of modified chitosan].
Topics: Cesarean Section; Chitosan; Female; Humans; Postoperative Complications; Pregnancy; Tissue Adhesions | 2014 |
Sprayable chitosan/starch-based sealant reduces adhesion formation in a sheep model for chronic sinusitis.
Topics: Animals; Chitosan; Chronic Disease; Disease Models, Animal; Endoscopy; Paranasal Sinuses; Postoperative Complications; Prospective Studies; Rhinitis; Sheep; Sinusitis; Starch; Tissue Adhesions | 2013 |
[Preventive effects of modified chitosan medical anti-adhesion membrane on postoperative intra-abdominal adhesion].
Topics: Abdominal Cavity; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biocompatible Materials; Chitosan; Female; Humans; Hydroxyproline; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications; Tissue Adhesions | 2012 |
39 other study(ies) available for chitosan and Postoperative Complications
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Enhancing the antibacterial effect of chitosan to combat orthopaedic implant-associated infections.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Chitosan; Humans; Orthopedics; Postoperative Complications; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus aureus | 2022 |
Chitosan-coated miconazole as an effective anti-inflammatory agent for the treatment of postoperative infections in obstetrics and vaginal yeast infection control on in vitro evaluations.
Topics: Antifungal Agents; Candida albicans; Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal; Chitosan; Female; Humans; Miconazole; Microgels; Postoperative Complications | 2023 |
Development of a dual delivery of levofloxacin and prednisolone acetate via PLGA nanoparticles/ thermosensitive chitosan-based hydrogel for postoperative management: An in-vitro and ex-vivo study.
Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Cell Survival; Cells, Cultured; Chitosan; Cytokines; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Carriers; Drug Liberation; Drug Therapy, Combination; Endophthalmitis; Epithelial Cells; Epithelium, Corneal; Hydrogels; Keratitis; Levofloxacin; Nanoparticles; Particle Size; Postoperative Complications; Prednisolone; Rabbits; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus aureus; Temperature | 2021 |
Reduction of Abdominal Adhesions with Elecrospun Fiber Membranes in Rat Models.
Topics: Animals; Cecum; Chitosan; Disease Models, Animal; Fibrosis; Humans; Hydroxybutyrates; Hydroxyproline; Incidence; Laparotomy; Male; Membranes, Artificial; Polyesters; Polyethylene Glycols; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Tissue Adhesions | 2018 |
Nanodispersion-loaded mucoadhesive polymeric inserts for prolonged treatment of post-operative ocular inflammation.
Topics: Animals; Cattle; Chitosan; Drug Delivery Systems; Eye; Inflammation; Ketorolac Tromethamine; Nanoparticles; Ophthalmic Solutions; Particle Size; Polyphosphates; Postoperative Complications; Rabbits | 2017 |
Injectable thermosensitive hydrogel containing hyaluronic acid and chitosan as a barrier for prevention of postoperative peritoneal adhesion.
Topics: Animals; Chitosan; Hyaluronic Acid; Hydrogels; Male; Mice; NIH 3T3 Cells; Peritoneum; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Temperature; Tissue Adhesions | 2017 |
Sustained release of levofloxacin from thermosensitive chitosan-based hydrogel for the treatment of postoperative endophthalmitis.
Topics: Animals; Cell Line; Chitosan; Delayed-Action Preparations; Endophthalmitis; Hydrogels; Levofloxacin; Postoperative Complications; Rabbits | 2020 |
Preclinical assessment of the potential of a 3D chitosan drug delivery system with sodium meloxicam for treating complications following tooth extraction.
Topics: Analgesics; Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Cell Line; Cell Survival; Chitosan; Drug Carriers; Kinetics; Meloxicam; Mice; Postoperative Complications; Tooth Extraction | 2019 |
Temperature-sensitive anti-adhesive poloxamer hydrogel decreases fascial adhesion in total knee arthroplasty: A prospective randomized controlled study.
Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Biocompatible Materials; Chitosan; Fascia; Female; Gelatin; Humans; Hydrogels; Injections; Male; Middle Aged; Poloxamer; Postoperative Complications; Prospective Studies; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Range of Motion, Articular; Recovery of Function; Risk Factors; Temperature; Tissue Adhesions; Treatment Outcome | 2019 |
Development of chitosan/glycerophosphate/collagen thermo-sensitive hydrogel for endoscopic treatment of mucosectomy-induced ulcer.
Topics: Animals; Cell Line; Chitosan; Collagen; Gastric Mucosa; Gastroscopy; Glycerophosphates; Humans; Hydrogels; Mice; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Stomach Neoplasms; Ulcer | 2019 |
[Evaluation of postsurgical adhesion prevention using different formulated sodium hyaluronate membranes].
Topics: Abdominal Wall; Animals; Cecum; Chitosan; Hyaluronic Acid; Male; Membranes, Artificial; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Tissue Adhesions | 2013 |
Influence of the carboxymethyl chitosan anti-adhesion solution on the TGF-β1 in a postoperative peritoneal adhesion rat.
Topics: Animals; Chitosan; Hydroxyproline; Male; Peritoneal Diseases; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Solutions; Tissue Adhesions | 2013 |
Evaluation of chitosan-gelatin films for use as postoperative adhesion barrier in rat cecum model.
Topics: Animals; Cecum; Chitosan; Female; Gelatin; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Tissue Adhesions | 2013 |
Biodegradable and injectable in situ cross-linking chitosan-hyaluronic acid based hydrogels for postoperative adhesion prevention.
Topics: Animals; Biocompatible Materials; Cells, Cultured; Chitosan; Female; Humans; Hyaluronic Acid; Hydrogels; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; NIH 3T3 Cells; Postoperative Complications; Tissue Adhesions | 2014 |
CSM enhances the filtration bleb survival in rabbit model of experimental glaucoma surgery.
Topics: Alkylating Agents; Animals; Chitosan; Conjunctiva; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Carriers; Fibrosis; Glaucoma; Injections, Intraocular; Intraocular Pressure; Mitomycin; Postoperative Complications; Rabbits; Trabeculectomy; Wound Healing | 2014 |
The role of hybrid chitosan membranes on scarring process following lumbar surgery: post-laminectomy experimental model.
Topics: Animals; Biocompatible Materials; Bone Regeneration; Chitosan; Cicatrix; Implants, Experimental; Laminectomy; Lumbar Vertebrae; Male; Mechanical Phenomena; Membranes, Artificial; Postoperative Complications; Rabbits; Random Allocation; Treatment Outcome | 2015 |
Effect of "phase change" complex on postoperative adhesion prevention.
Topics: Absorbable Implants; Animals; Biocompatible Materials; Calcium Chloride; Chitosan; Cyclosporine; Drug Combinations; Female; Immunosuppressive Agents; Intestines; Male; Peritoneal Diseases; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Single-Blind Method; Tissue Adhesions; Treatment Outcome | 2016 |
Anti-inflammatory effects exerted by Killox®, an innovative formulation of food supplement with curcumin, in urology.
Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Case-Control Studies; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; Chitosan; Curcumin; Dietary Supplements; Drug Administration Schedule; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications; Postoperative Period; Prostatic Hyperplasia; Transurethral Resection of Prostate | 2016 |
Safety and Efficacy of Chitosan-Dextran Hydrogel in the Middle Ear in an Animal Model.
Topics: Animals; Chitosan; Dextrans; Ear Diseases; Ear, Middle; Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem; Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable; Guinea Pigs; Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; Male; Otologic Surgical Procedures; Postoperative Complications; Tissue Adhesions; Tympanic Membrane | 2016 |
Anti-adhesive effect of poloxamer-based thermo-sensitive sol-gel in rabbit laminectomy model.
Topics: Adhesiveness; Animals; Cell Adhesion; Chitosan; Cicatrix; Epidural Space; Gelatin; Hyaluronic Acid; Laminectomy; Male; Phase Transition; Poloxamer; Postoperative Complications; Rabbits; Temperature; Tissue Adhesions; Viscosity | 2016 |
Evaluation of surgical anti-adhesion products to reduce postsurgical intra-abdominal adhesion formation in a rat model.
Topics: Abdominal Wall; Animals; Biocompatible Materials; Cecum; Chitosan; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Hyaluronic Acid; Polyesters; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Tissue Adhesions; Wound Healing | 2017 |
Chitosan Dextran gel as an anti adhesion agent in a postlaminectomy spinal sheep model.
Topics: Animals; Chitosan; Dextrans; Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable; Hemostatic Techniques; Laminectomy; Postoperative Complications; Sheep; Spinal Cord; Tissue Adhesions | 2017 |
[Therapeutic effects of chitosan/polyethylene glycols-succinate/mitomycin C film drug delivery system on epidural scarring tissues after laminectomy of SD rats].
Topics: Animals; Biocompatible Materials; Chitosan; Cicatrix; Disease Models, Animal; Drug Delivery Systems; Epidural Space; Laminectomy; Male; Mitomycin; Polyethylenes; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Succinates | 2008 |
[Experimental study on prevention of postsurgical adhesions by using O-carboxymethylchitosan solution after an abdominal operation].
Topics: Abdomen; Animals; Chitosan; Female; Intestinal Diseases; Male; Postoperative Complications; Random Allocation; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Tissue Adhesions | 2009 |
[Prevention of anterior glottic stenosis after CO2 laser cordectomy with chitosan].
Topics: Animals; Cell Proliferation; Chitosan; Constriction, Pathologic; Dogs; Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; Fibroblasts; Lasers, Gas; Male; Postoperative Complications; Transforming Growth Factor beta1; Vocal Cords | 2009 |
Prevention of postoperative peritoneal adhesions by O-carboxymethyl chitosan in a rat cecal abrasion model.
Topics: Animals; Cecum; Chitosan; Disease Models, Animal; Fibroblasts; Immunohistochemistry; Inflammation; Laparotomy; Male; Peritoneal Diseases; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Tissue Adhesions; Transforming Growth Factor beta1 | 2010 |
Halofuginone- and chitosan-coated amnion membranes demonstrate improved abdominal adhesion prevention.
Topics: Abdomen; Amnion; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Animals; Cellulose, Oxidized; Chitosan; Female; Ischemia; Laparotomy; Piperidines; Postoperative Complications; Quinazolinones; Random Allocation; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Tissue Adhesions; Treatment Outcome; Uterine Diseases; Uterus | 2010 |
Target drug delivery system as a new scarring modulation after glaucoma filtration surgery.
Topics: Chitosan; Cicatrix; Drug Carriers; Drug Delivery Systems; Fibrinolytic Agents; Fibrosis; Filtering Surgery; Humans; Hyaluronic Acid; Mitomycin; Nanoparticles; Postoperative Complications; Receptors, LDL; Wound Healing | 2011 |
Postoperative adhesions after application of topical hemostatic agents: outcomes in a rat partial nephrectomy model.
Topics: Administration, Topical; Animals; Cellulose; Chitosan; Hematoma; Hemostasis; Hemostatic Techniques; Hemostatics; Ischemia; Kidney; Male; Nephrectomy; Oxygen; Plant Extracts; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Tissue Adhesions; Wound Healing | 2011 |
[Clinical value of anti-adhesion agents used in laparotomy in obstetrics and gynecology].
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Case-Control Studies; Cesarean Section; Chitosan; Female; Genital Diseases, Female; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; Humans; Infertility, Female; Laparotomy; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications; Pregnancy; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Tissue Adhesions; Young Adult | 2012 |
In vivo evaluation of in situ polysaccharide based hydrogel for prevention of postoperative adhesion.
Topics: Administration, Topical; Animals; Biocompatible Materials; Chitosan; Dextrans; Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; Injections, Intralesional; Male; Models, Biological; Oxidation-Reduction; Polysaccharides; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Tissue Adhesions | 2012 |
Attenuation of transplant arteriosclerosis by oral feeding of major histocompatibility complex encoding chitosan-DNA nanoparticles.
Topics: Administration, Oral; Animals; Arteriosclerosis Obliterans; Benzofurans; Chitosan; Chronic Disease; DNA; Graft Rejection; Heart Transplantation; Isoantigens; Major Histocompatibility Complex; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Mice, Inbred CBA; Nanoparticles; Postoperative Complications; Quinolines; Transplantation Tolerance; Treatment Outcome | 2013 |
Use of methylene blue and N,O-carboxymethylchitosan to prevent postoperative adhesions in a rat uterine horn model.
Topics: Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic; Animals; Chitin; Chitosan; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Methylene Blue; Postoperative Complications; Random Allocation; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Tissue Adhesions; Uterus | 2003 |
Reduction of postoperative adhesions by N,O-carboxymethylchitosan and spermine NONOate in rats.
Topics: Animals; Chitin; Chitosan; Female; Gels; Nitrogen Oxides; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Spermine; Tissue Adhesions | 2003 |
Effects of diazeniumdiolates (NONOates) and methylene blue on the reduction of postoperative adhesion in rats.
Topics: Animals; Chitin; Chitosan; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Methylene Blue; Peritoneal Diseases; Postoperative Complications; Random Allocation; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Severity of Illness Index; Tissue Adhesions; Uterus | 2004 |
Effects of a novel chitosan gel on mucosal wound healing following endoscopic sinus surgery in a sheep model of chronic rhinosinusitis.
Topics: Animals; Biocompatible Materials; Chitosan; Chronic Disease; Dextrans; Disease Models, Animal; Endoscopy; Epithelium; Gels; Mucous Membrane; Polyethylene Glycols; Postoperative Complications; Random Allocation; Recombinant Proteins; Sheep; Sinusitis; Thromboplastin; Tissue Adhesions; Wound Healing | 2008 |
Prevention of experimental postoperative peritoneal adhesions by N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan.
Topics: Animals; Chitin; Chitosan; Cross-Linking Reagents; Female; Gels; Intestine, Small; Peritoneal Diseases; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Solutions; Tissue Adhesions; Uterus | 1996 |
Prevention of postsurgical adhesions with N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan: examination of the most efficacious preparation and the effect of N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan on postsurgical healing.
Topics: Abdomen; Anastomosis, Surgical; Animals; Aorta; Aortic Diseases; Chitin; Chitosan; Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; Disease Models, Animal; Intestinal Diseases; Intestine, Large; Male; Postoperative Complications; Postoperative Period; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Skin; Tissue Adhesions; Wound Healing | 1997 |
Effect of a composite membrane of chitosan and poloxamer gel on postoperative adhesive interactions.
Topics: Adhesiveness; Adhesives; Animals; Chitin; Chitosan; Gels; Male; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Poloxamer; Postoperative Complications; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Surgical Wound Dehiscence; Tissue Adhesions; Weight Gain | 2001 |