Masja Toneman, Tjitske Groenveld, Pepijn Krielen, Angelo Hooker, Rudy de Wilde, Luz Angela Torres-de la Roche, Atillio Di Spiezio Sardo, Philippe Koninckx, Ying Cheong, Annemiek Nap, Harry van Goor, Pille Pargmae, Richard Ten Broek
More than half of women in developed countries undergo surgery during their lifetime, putting them at risk of adhesion-related complications. Adhesion-related complications include small bowel obstruction, chronic (pelvic) pain, subfertility, and complications associated with adhesiolysis during reoperation. The aim of this study is to predict the risk for adhesion-related readmission and reoperation after gynecological surgery. A Scottish nationwide retrospective cohort study was conducted including all women undergoing a gynecological procedure as their initial abdominal or pelvic operation between 1 June 2009 and 30 June 2011, with a five-year follow-up...
February 8, 2023: Journal of Clinical Medicine