adhesiolysis

English

Etymology

adhesion +‎ -lysis

Noun

adhesiolysis (uncountable)

  1. (surgery) The cutting or removal of adhesions or scar tissue.
    • 1989, Stig Bengmark, The peritoneum and peritoneal access, page 340:
      Where adhesiolysis is needed before progressing, we distinguish between vascular and avascular adhesiolysis.
    • 2015 July 24, Ik Yong Kim, “Impact of Prior Abdominal Surgery on Rates of Conversion to Open Surgery and Short-Term Outcomes after Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      The main reasons are technical difficulties in adhesiolysis and prolonged operative time.
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