Table 2 Outcome of adhesiolysis in patients with chronic abdominal pain for no other cause than adhesions

[51]

43

28 (65.1)

14 (32.5)

1 (2.4)

Minimum, 6

Laparoscopy

[52]

27

16 (59)

11 (41)

–

Unknown

Laparotomy

[29]

52

23 (44)

16 (31)

13 (25)

6

Laparoscopy

[22]

65

53 (82)

10 (15)

2 (3)

1–5 years

Laparoscopy

[21]

30

19 (63)

11 (37)

–

6–12 (mean, 8.2)

Combined^a

[18]

153

58 (38)

42 (27)

54 (35)

12–96

Laparoscopy

[53]

24

11 (46)

13 (54)

–

9–12

Laparotomy

[23]

23

15 (65)

4 (17)

4 (17)

5–36 (mean, 18.3)

Laparoscopy

[54]

11

9 (82)

–

2 (18)

Mean 10.7±3.8

Laparoscopy

[12]

58

46 (80)

12 (20)

–

≤30

Laparoscopy

[43]

35

28 (80)

5 (14)

2 (6)

22±4

Laparoscopy

[24]

105

63 (60)

35 (33)

7 (7)

6

Laparoscopy

[11]

45

30 (67)

6 (13)

9 (20)

6–36 (median, 10)

Laparoscopy

[20]

123

82 (67)

41 (33)

–

2–53 (mean, 14)

Combined^a

[55]

16

14 (87)

2 (13)

–

4–18

Laparoscopy

[56]

19

16 (84)

3 (16)

–

Mean, 18

Laparoscopy

[57]

48

22 (46)

24 (50)

2 (4)

≤60

Laparoscopy

[33]

19

14 (75)

5 (25)

–

3

Laparoscopy

[19]

24

17 (71)

5 (21)

2 (8)

4–43

Laparoscopy

[58]

48

32 (67)

16 (33)

–

2–5 years

Laparoscopy

[59]

45

34 (75)

7 (16)

4 (9)

12–41 (mean, 18.3)

Laparoscopy

[60]

44

37 (84)

7 (16)

–

4–18 (mean, 12)

Laparoscopy

[40]

200

148 (74)

52 (26)

–

3

Laparoscopy

[35]

100

22 (43)

30 (57)

–

12

Laparoscopy

[6]

72

57 (79)

15 (21)

44

Laparoscopy