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Re: Adhesions

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 2 Mar 2000 18:55:10 -0600 (CST)


At Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Susan wrote: >
>I had TAH,BSO,Appendectomy 5/26/99.No Endo according to Dr,and Path
>report,I have had some discomfort since surgery,Will have Endoscope,Lap
>with possible gallbladder removal April 7.Laser.Also Dr, will deal with
>adhesions if there are any.My question to you is Is is possible to get
>rid of adhesion problem the first time or is this just the begining of
>many surgeries to come?I sure would like to be pain free but don't want
>to go through many surgeries once I have one.I am not on any hormones.If
>a Dr, is really experienced in this field can one time do it.THanks
>Susan

Why "Laser"?

In general, operating on adhesions tends to cause more adhesions. That is why one seldom does adhesion operations unless there is severe pain that can be linked to the adhesions by pain mapping . The other major reason to operate on adhesions is if they are causing bowel obstruction.

RDB

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG

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