Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 153, Issue 1 , Pages 12-16 , 1 May 2009

Polyvinyl Alcohol Gel Prevents Adhesion Re-Formation After Adhesiolysis in a Rabbit Model

  • Reinhold A. Lang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Munich, Department of Surgery, Klinikum Groβhadern, Munich, Germany
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  • Christiane Weisgerber

      Affiliations

    • University of Munich, Department of Surgery, Klinikum Groβhadern, Munich, Germany
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  • Patricia M. Grüntzig

      Affiliations

    • University of Munich, Department of Surgery, Klinikum Groβhadern, Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Christine Weis, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Aesculap AG & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, Germany
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  • Erich Kurt Odermatt, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Aesculap AG & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, Germany
    • ,
  • Martin H. Kirschner, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Munich, Department of Surgery, Klinikum Groβhadern, Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationTo whom correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed at University of Munich, Department of Surgery, Klinikum Groβhadern, Marchioninistrasse 15, D-81377 Munich, Germany

Received 15 December 2007

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PII: S0022-4804(08)00305-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.04.018

Journal of Surgical Research
Volume 153, Issue 1 , Pages 12-16 , 1 May 2009

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