Journal article
Development of Abdominal Pain and IBS Following Gynecological Surgery: A Prospective, Controlled Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) develops after bacterial enteritis that causes injury to the bowel mucosa. It's unclear whether abdominal pain or IBS results from gynecological surgery that could injure abdominopelvic nerves. The aim of this prospective, controlled study was to assess the incidence of pain or IBS in women undergoing elective gynecological surgery compared to non-surgical controls and to identify factors …
Authors
Sperber AD; Morris CB; Greemberg L; Bangdiwala SI; Goldstein D; Sheiner E; Rusabrov Y; Hu Y; Katz M; Freud T
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 134, No. 1, pp. 75–84
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2008
DOI
10.1053/j.gastro.2007.10.041
ISSN
0016-5085