Allen and Feste divided intra-abdominal adhesions into clinical stages. The authors are from Houston, Texas.
Parameters:
(1) appearance
(2) vascularity
(3) dissection
Appearance
Vascularity
Dissection
Stages
filmy
no blood vessels
easily lysed
1
moderately dense
blood vessels present
well-defined planes of dissection
2
dense and cohesive
no apparent plane of dissection
3
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Specialty: Gastroenterology