Classification of Allen and Feste for Intra-Abdominal Adhesions

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	blood vessels present	no apparent plane of dissection	3

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