Postsurgical adhesions are a common complication of surgical procedures that can lead to
postoperative pain, bowel obstruction, infertility, as well as complications with future …

Large peritoneal macrophages (LPMs) are long‐lived, tissue‐resident macrophages, formed
during embryonic life, developmentally and functionally confined to the peritoneal cavity …

Endometriosis negatively impacts the health-related quality of life of 190 million women
worldwide. Novel advances in nonhormonal treatments for this debilitating condition are …

Peritoneal metastasis (PM) is considered one of the most dreaded forms of cancer
metastases for both patients and physicians. Aggressive cytoreductive surgery (CRS) is the …

Pericardial barrier destruction, inflammatory cell infiltration, and fibrous tissue hyperplasia,
trigger adhesions after cardiac surgery. There are few anti-adhesion materials that are both …

Background The frequent occurrence of failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) seriously
affects the quality of life of postoperative lumbar patients. Epidural adhesion is the major …

Highly dynamic immune responses are generated toward pathogens or injuries, in vivo.
Multiple immune cell types participate in various facets of the response which leads to a …

Candida albi c ans is a lifelong member of the mycobiome causing mucosal candidiasis and
life-threatening, systemic, and intra-abdominal disease in immunocompromised and …

A peritoneal adhesion (PA) is a fibrotic tissue connecting the abdominal or visceral organs to
the peritoneum. The formation of PAs can induce a variety of clinical diseases. However …

Peritoneal adhesions commonly occur after abdominal or pelvic surgery. These scars join
internal organs to each other or to the cavity wall and can present with abdominal or pelvic …