ad·he·si·ot·o·my

(ăd-hē′zē-ŏt′ə-mē)

n. pl. ad·he·si·ot·o·mies

Surgical division or separation of adhesions.

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References in periodicals archive

Morbidity and mortality of inadvertent enterotomy during adhesiotomy Br J Surg 2000; 87: 467-71.[CrossRef]

Therapeutic effect of gastrografin and predictors of operative intervention in patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction: A randomized controlled study

Van der Krabben AA, Dijkstra FR, Nieuwenhuijzen M, Reijnen MM, Schaapveld M, van Goor H 2000 Morbidity and mortality of inadvertent enterotomy during adhesiotomy British Journal of Surgery 87 (4) 467-471

Low documentation of postoperative adhesions on consent forms for laparotomy

[11] Surgical open resection of adhesions, cyst excision or laparoscopic adhesiotomy may be performed in patients with acute or chronic abdominal or pelvic pain, infertility, dyspareunia, tenesmus and urinary frequency.

A case report of peritoneal inclusion cyst after subtotal hysterectomy for rupture uterus

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