I constantly research to find answers to abdominal adhesions. While there is a lot of research on preventing them (which is good), I try to mainly outline academic journals that work towards treating the issues surrounding them.
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Deng, X., Zheng, C., Wang, S., Yang, R., Liu, Z., & Chen, T. (2020). Treatment with a probiotic combination reduces abdominal adhesion in rats by decreasing intestinal inflammation and restoring microbial composition. Oncology Reports, 43, 986-998. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2020.7463
Gerner-Rasmussen, J., Donatsky, A. M., & Bjerrum, F. (2019). The role of non-invasive imaging techniques in detecting intra-abdominal adhesions: a systematic review. Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery, 404(6), 653–661. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-018-1732-8
Kendrick, M. L. (2009). Partial small bowel obstruction: clinical issues and recent technical advances. Abdominal Imaging, 34(3), 329–334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-008-9436-0
Krielen P, Stommel MWJ, Pargmae P, Bouvy ND, Bakkum EA, Ellis H, Parker MC, Griffiths EA, van Goor H, Ten Broek RPG. Adhesion-related readmissions after open and laparoscopic surgery: a retrospective cohort study (SCAR update). Lancet. 2020 Jan 4;395(10217):33-41. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32636-4. Erratum in: Lancet. 2020 Jan 25;395(10220):272. PMID: 31908284.
Ladas, S. D., Kamberoglou, D., Karamanolis, G., Vlachogiannakos, J., & Zouboulis-Vafiadis, I. (2013). Systematic review: Coca-Cola can effectively dissolve gastric phytobezoars as a first-line treatment. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 37(2), 169–173. https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.12141
Lang, R. A., Buhmann, S., Hopman, A., Steitz, H.-O., Lienemann, A., Reiser, M. F., Jauch, K.-W., & Hüttl, T. P. (2008). Cine-MRI detection of intraabdominal adhesions: correlation with intraoperative findings in 89 consecutive cases. Surgical Endoscopy, 22(11), 2455–2461. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-008-9763-9
Leclercq, R. M. F. M., Van Barneveld, K. W. Y., Schreinemacher, M. H. F., Assies, R., Twellaar, M., Bouvy, N. D., & Muris, J. W. M. (2015). Postoperative abdominal adhesions and bowel obstruction. A survey among Dutch general practitioners. The European Journal of General Practice, 21(3), 176–182. https://doi.org/10.3109/13814788.2015.1055466
Moris, D., Chakedis, J., Rahnemai-azar, A., Wilson, A., Hennessy, M. M., Athanasiou, A., . . . Pawlik, T. M. (2017). Postoperative abdominal adhesions: Clinical significance and advances in prevention and management. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 21(10), 1713-1722. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-017-3488-9
“In the study cohort 32.6 percent of patients were readmitted a mean of 2.2 times in the subsequent ten years for a potential adhesion-related problem.”
Parker MC, Ellis H, Moran BJ, Thompson JN, Wilson MS, Menzies D, McGuire A, Lower AM, Hawthorn RJ, O’Briena F, Buchan S, Crowe AM. Postoperative adhesions: ten-year follow-up of 12,584 patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery. Dis Colon Rectum. 2001 Jun;44(6):822-29; discussion 829-30. doi: 10.1007/BF02234701. PMID: 11391142.
Pokhrel, M., Sherpa, L. D., Thapa, M., & Sharma, J. (2022). Intra-abdominal Adhesions among Patients Undergoing Repeat Caesarean Section in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study. JNMA; Journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 60(250), 517–520. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7547
Scaglione, M., Galluzzo, M., Santucci, D., Trinci, M., Messina, L., Laccetti, E., Faiella, E., & Beomonte Zobel, B. (2022). Small bowel obstruction and intestinal ischemia: emphasizing the role of MDCT in the management decision process. Abdominal Radiology, 47(5), 1541–1555. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-020-02800-3
“Intra-abdominal adhesion research has been held back by the absence of a sound non-invasive diagnostic. Laparoscopy is the only definitive diagnostic, which is invasive, causes more adhesions and exposes the patient to the risk of iatrogenic bowel injury.”
van Steensel, S., van den Hil, L. C. L., Schreinemacher, M. H. F., ten Broek, R. P. G., van Goor, H., & Bouvy, N. D. (2018). Adhesion awareness in 2016: An update of the national survey of surgeons. PLoS ONE, 13(8), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202418
Vanhauwaert, Erika, et al. “Low-Residue and Low-Fiber Diets in Gastrointestinal Disease Management.” Advances in Nutrition, vol. 6, no. 6, Nov. 2015, pp. 820–27. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.3945/an.115.009688.
Haskey, Natasha, et al. “To Fiber or Not to Fiber: The Swinging Pendulum of Fiber Supplementation in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.” Nutrients, vol. 15, no. 5, Feb. 2023, p. NA. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A741844771/AONE?u=lincclin_owcc&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=47b5fdaf. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.
Ward BC, Panitch A. Abdominal adhesions: current and novel therapies. J Surg Res. 2011 Jan;165(1):91-111. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.09.015. Epub 2009 Oct 2. PMID: 20036389.
Alic, Adhesions Margaret, PhD, and Tammy Allhoff. “Adhesions.” The Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery and Medical Tests, edited by Deirdre S. Hiam, 4th ed., vol. 1, Gale, 2020, pp. 25-29. Gale Health and Wellness, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX7980900019/HWRC?u=lincclin_owcc&sid=bookmark-HWRC&xid=408f17f2. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.
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