Prevention of postoperative adhesions by single intraperitoneal medication.

Postoperative adhesions account for a significant morbidity after abdominal, gynecological, or cardiac surgery. A large number of compounds have been suggested to prevent such adhesions, but none is generally accepted. We have compared eight different substances that could be beneficial for the prevention of postoperative adhesions in a new standardized rabbit model with measurement of the areas of adhesion.

Vectormanometry for differential diagnosis of fecal incontinence.

Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the reliability of three-dimensional vectormanometry for differential diagnosis of fecal incontinence.

Methods: Eight-channel, continuous pull-out perfusion manometry was performed on 23 female patients with traumatic (n = 11) or idiopathic (n = 12) incontinence, respectively.

Results: At rest, the minimum sector pressure of patients with traumatic incontinence (32 +/- 14 mmHg) was significantly lower than it was in the controls (76 +/- 16 mmHg) and in those with idiopathic incontinence (64 +/- 28 mmHg) (P < 0.