Table 3 Prevalence of postdrilling adhesions in this study versus some published studies
Authors | Year | Sample size | Adhesions/second look (%) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Weise et al. [27] | 1991 | 39 | 7/26 (26.9%) | – |
Gurgan et al. [28] | 1991 | 7 | 6/7 (85.7%) | – |
Dabirashrafi et al. [29] | 1991 | 31 | 2/12 (16.6%) | Mild to moderate |
Naether and Fischer [30] | 1993 | 199 | 12/62 (19%) | The incidence reduced to 16.6% with the use of abdominal lavage |
Naether et al. [31] | 1993 | 133 | 7/26 (26.9%) | – |
Greenblatt and Casper [11] | 1993 | 8 | 8/8 (100%) | 7/8 (87.5%) got pregnant |
Saravelos and Li [32] | 1996 | 21 | 7/21 (33%) | Unilateral: 3/21 (14%) |
Bilateral: 4/21 (19%) | ||||
Felemban et al. [33] | 2000 | 112 | 4/15 (26.6%) | Periovarian adhesions |
Mercorio et al. [24] | 2007 | 90 | 54/90 (60%) | Unilateral: 25/54 (46.3%) |
Bilateral: 29/54 (53.7%) | ||||
Current study | 2008 | 347 | 40/51 (78.4%) | Unilateral: 11 (27.5%) |
Bilateral: 29 (56.8%) | ||||
Periovarian: 47/51 (92%) |