Chemical Peritonitis Induced by an Anti-adhesion Bioresorbable Membrane : A Case Report and Review of the Literatures (Case Report)

Postoperative abdominal adhesion is inevitable in any abdominal surgical procedures. An anti-adhesion bioresorbable membrane(AABMis used frequently in abdominal surgery. Such a membrane was found to be effective and safe in four prospective randomized control trials. Recentlywe treated a 23-year-old woman with postoperative peritonitis due to AABM application. We herein demonstrate and discuss a rare complication by AABM with a review in the English literature. (Jikeikai Med J 2006;53:171-5

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