Adhesions in abdominal and pelvic surgery: benefit of laparoscopy over open surgery remains unproved

RE Andersson - BMJ, 2013 - bmj.com
Ten Broek and colleagues' review of postoperative adhesions did not include the largest
study of postoperative small bowel obstruction after appendectomy (n= 245 400), which had …

Author's reply to Andersson

RP ten Broek - BMJ, 2013 - bmj.com
Andersson raises some relevant points. 1 2 The search for our review was challenging
because the subject is broad and many articles reporting adhesion related complications …