One hundred fifty-six patients with chronic abdominal pain associated with postoperative adhesions were treated with laser laparoscopy. Eighty-eight percent of these patients had complete relief, 9% had satisfactory relief, and 3% required a second laparoscopy to lyse recurrent adhesions. It is concluded that chronic abdominal pain associated with adhesions can be treated successfully with laser laparoscopy.
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