Abstract
Postoperative peritoneal adhesions develop after almost any abdominal operation and are the leading cause of recurrent adhesive intestinal obstruction. Widely used antiadhesion barriers have been associated with a number of adverse effects, including immunosuppression, allergic reactions and an increased incidence of intra-abdominal infectious complications. An ideal agent should not interrupt the natural protective adhesion process but should accelerate adhesion resorption, which justifies the experimental search for new biocompatible materials.
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