Peritoneal Adhesions

1 Basics on Adhesion Formation.- 1.1 Serous Membranes and Their Development, Structure, and Topography.- 1.2 New Aspects of Peritoneal Pathology.- 1.3 The Role of Wound Healing in the Formation of Peritoneal Adhesions.- 1.4 Pathophysiology and Classification of Adhesions.- 2 Animal Studies on Peritoneal Adhesions.- 2.1 Neoangiogenesis in Adhesion Formation and Peritoneal Healing.- 2.2 A Three-Dimensional Cell Culture Method for Studying Peritoneal Adhesions.- 2.3 Zinc Induces Heat Shock Protein-70 and Metallothionein Expression in the Small Bowel and Protects Against Ischemia.- 2.4 Anti-interleukin-10: Effect on Postoperative Intraperitoneal Adhesion Formation in a Murine Model.- 2.5 A New Technique for Surgical Treatment of Large Abdominal Wall Defects: An Experimental Study.- 2.6 Influence of Peritoneal Transplants in an Experimental Animal Model for the Study of Readhesion Formation.- 2.7 Postoperative Adhesions - Laparoscopy Versus Laparotomy.- 3 Aetiology and Pathogenesis of Adhesions.- 3.1 Studies on the Aetiology and Consequences of Intra-abdominal Adhesions.- 3.2 Aetio-pathogenesis of Peritoneal Adhesions with Respect to Post-traumatic Fibrinolytic Activity.- 3.3 Role of Sutures and Suturing in the Formation of Postoperative Peritoneal Adhesions.- 3.4 Cytokine Response to Elective Surgery: A Possible Mechanism for Intraperitoneal Adhesion Pathogenesis.- 3.5 Prostaglandin Synthesis of Human Mesothelial Cells In Vitro Is Regulated by Transforming Growth Factor-?1, Tumor Necrosis Factor-?, and Interleukin-1?.- 3.6 Peritoneal Fibrinolysis and Its Role in Adhesion Formation.- 3.7 Decreased Fibrinolytic Activity of Human Mesothelial Cells In Vitro Following Stimulation with Transforming Growth Factor-?1, Interleukin-1?, and Tumor Necrosis Factor-?.- 4.Diagnostic of Peritoneal Adhesions.- 4.1 Value of Ultrasonography in Diagnosis of Peritoneal Adhesions.- 4.2 Conventional Radiography and Cross-sectional Imaging Modalities in the Diagnosis of Intestinal Adhesions.- 5 Complications of Peritoneal Adhesions.- 5.1 Adhesion Formation Following Incisional Hernia Repair: A Randomized Porcine Model.- 5.2 The Role of Adhesion Formation in Gynecology and Reproductive Surgery.- 5.3 Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - A Retrospective Study of 550 Surgical Cases.- 6 Peritonitis and Sepsis.- 6.1 The Peritoneal Cytokine Profile in Acute Peritonitis.- 6.2 Peritoneum and Sepsis: The Role of Sepsis in the Genesis of Peritoneal Adhesions.- 6.3 Stage-Related Surgical Therapy of General Peritonitis.- 7 Peritoneal Drainage and Chemotherapy.- 7.1 Effects and Side Effects of Abdominal Drainage.- 7.2 Influence of Different Abdominal Drainages on the Bioelectrical and Motor Activities of the Small Bowel.- 7.3 Problems and Future Directions of Intraperitoneal Therapy with Antineoplastic Agents.- 8 Pleura, Pericardium, and Peritoneal Dialysis.- 8.1 Indication, Technique, and Results of Therapeutic Pleurodesis: Formation of Adhesions and Parallels to Abdominal Surgery.- 8.2 Hazards and Prevention of Postsurgical Pericardial Adhesions.- 8.3 Intra-abdominal Complications in Peritoneal Dialysis with Special Reference to Peritoneal Fibrosis.- 9 Treatment of Peritoneal Adhesions.- 9.1 Indications and Therapeutic Strategy for Intestinal Obstruction Due to Intra-abdominal Adhesions.- 9.2 CO2 Laser Adhesiolysis.- 9.3 Laparoscopic Treatment of Peritoneal Adhesions: A Clinical Study of 53 Patients.- 9.4 Efficiency of Laparoscopy in Treatment of Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Adhesions.- 9.5 A New Probe Optimizes Closed Decompression and TemporaryIntestinal Splinting in Small Intestine Ileus.- 9.6 Benefit and Risk of Long Intestinal Tubes in Intestinal Obstruction.- 10 Prevention and Control of Adhesion Formation.- 10.1 The Management of Adhesive Disease.- 10.2 Adhesion Prophylaxis in Gynecology.- 10.3 Prevention of Postoperative Formation and Reformation of Pelvic Adhesions.- 10.4 Immunomodulation of the Acute Postinjury Phase of Mesothelial Repair.- 10.5 Prevention of Adhesions in Rabbits by Intraabdominal Application of Lipid Compounds.- 10.6 Two-Phase In Vivo Comparison Studies of the Tissue Response to Polypropylene, Polyester, and Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Grafts Used in the Repair of Abdominal Wall Defects.- 10.7 Evaluation of Seprafilm Bioresorbable Membrane in a Rat Cecal Abrasion Model.- 10.8 Use of Adhesion Prevention Barriers in Gynecological Surgery.