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| Name | Class |
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| Ethicon Endo-Surgery | INDUSTRY |
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To ascertain whether there are fewer adhesions (internal scars) formed following laparoscopic (key-hole) surgery for colorectal diseases than traditional open surgery.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| A | Patients who have had previous open colorectal surgery and are referred for a further operative procedure, at which time a "second-look" laparoscopy can be performed. |
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| B | Patients who have had a previous laparoscopic colorectal procedure and are having a "second-look" procedure |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Laparoscopy | Procedure | A "second-look" laparoscopy, in patients who require further surgery (for example a liver resection or closure of ileostomy). |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Timothy A Rockall, FRCS | The Royal Surrey County Hospital | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| The Royal Surrey County Hospital | Guildford | Surrey | GU2 4JX | United Kingdom |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000267 | Tissue Adhesions |
| ID | Term |
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| D002921 | Cicatrix |
| D005355 | Fibrosis |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010535 | Laparoscopy |
| ID | Term |
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| D004724 | Endoscopy |
| D003949 | Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
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| D019060 | Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures |
| D013514 | Surgical Procedures, Operative |