Michel J Canis, Grégory Triopon, Emile Daraï, Patrick Madelenat, Jean LeVêque, Pierre Panel, Hervé Fernandez, Alain Audebert, Philippe Descamps, Nicolas Castaing, Horace Roman, Arnaud Fauconnier, Jean Louis Benifla
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this multicenter, randomized study was to investigate the efficacy of the hydrophilic resorbable film PREVADH™ in preventing postoperative adhesions following myomectomy. STUDY DESIGN: Women scheduled for laparotomic myomectomy with intramural and/or subserous myomas of >60mm in diameter, and who wished to preserve fertility, were eligible. Patients were randomized immediately prior to abdominal wall closure to receive either hydrophilic resorbable film applied directly to the incisions (P-Group, n=33) or 500mL Ringer's lactate solution instilled into the pelvic cavity (R-Group, n=28)...
July 2014: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology