A prospective, randomized, experimental study to investigate the peritoneal adhesion formation of noncontact argon plasma coagulation in a rat model Bernhard Kraemer, M.D., Ralf Rothmund, M.D., Klaus Fischer, Dipl.-Ing., Marcus Scharpf, M.D., Falko Fend, M.D., Luisa Smaxwil, M.D., Markus Dominik Enderle, M.D., Diethelm Wallwiener, M.D., Alexander Neugebauer, Dr. rer. nat., Dipl.-Chem. Fertility and Sterility Volume 95, Issue 4, Pages 1328-1332 (March 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.138 Copyright © 2011 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Quality of adhesions by four-stage adhesion score. (A) Quality of adhesions due to low APC energy (four adhesions). (B) Quality of adhesions due to high APC energy (24 adhesions). Fertility and Sterility 2011 95, 1328-1332DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.138) Copyright © 2011 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Characteristic examples for adhesion classes. (A) Avascular adhesion. (B) Filmy vascular adhesion. (C) Dense vascular adhesion. (D) Adhesions with inclusion of surrounding organs. Fertility and Sterility 2011 95, 1328-1332DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.138) Copyright © 2011 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Inflammation or granulation tissue formation resulting from application of low APC energy (blue bars) and high APC energy (red bars). Fertility and Sterility 2011 95, 1328-1332DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.138) Copyright © 2011 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions