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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2011; 17(41): 4545-4553
Published online Nov 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i41.4545
Published online Nov 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i41.4545
Pathophysiology and prevention of postoperative peritoneal adhesions
Willy Arung, Department of General Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires de Lubumbashi, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi 1825, Katanga Province, Congo
Michel Meurisse, Olivier Detry, Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation, CHU de Liège, University of Liege, Liège B4000, Belgium
Author contributions: Arung W performed the review and wrote the manuscript; Meurisse M and Detry O supervised the review and corrected the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Olivier Detry, Professor, Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation, CHU de Liège, University of Liege, Liège B4000, Belgium. oli.detry@chu.ulg.ac.be
Telephone: +32-4-3667645 Fax: +32-4-3664069
Received: May 4, 2011
Revised: August 26, 2011
Accepted: September 3, 2011
Published online: November 7, 2011
Revised: August 26, 2011
Accepted: September 3, 2011
Published online: November 7, 2011
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