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Table 3 Comparing the rate of adhesions before and after surgery in the studied population

From: Hyaluronic acid gel application versus ovarian suspension for prevention of ovarian adhesions during laparoscopic surgery on endometrioma: a double-blind randomized clinical trial

 

Before surgery

Three months after surgery

p-value*

Frequency

Percent

Frequency

Percent

Adhesion to bladder

No

13

27.7

39

82.9

.462

Mild to moderate

27

57.4

3

6.4

Severe

7

14.9

5

10.6

Adhesion to right ovary

No

0

0

17

38.6

.256

Mild to moderate

3

6.4

21

47.7

Severe

44

93.6

6

13.6

Adhesion to left ovary

No

0

0

22

50

1.00

Mild to moderate

2

2.1

19

43.2

Severe

45

47.9

3

6.8

Adhesion to colon

No

0

0

25

55.6

.520

Mild to moderate

2

2.1

19

42.2

Severe

45

47.9

1

2.2

Adhesion to small intestine

No

31

66

47

100

Mild to moderate

12

25.5

0

0

Severe

4

8.5

0

0

Adhesion to anterior peritoneum

No

9

19.1

47

100

Mild to moderate

31

66

0

0

Severe

7

14.9

0

0

Adhesion to posterior peritoneum

No

0

0

2

4.4

Mild to moderate

1

2.1

43

95.6

Severe

46

97.9

0

0

Adhesion to right pelvic area

Mild

5

10.6

15

32

1.00

Moderate

13

27.7

5

10.6

Severe

29

61.7

0

0

Adhesion to left pelvic area

Mild

5

10.6

15

32

1.00

Moderate

13

27.7

5

10.6

Severe

29

61.7

0

0

Sliding sign

No

30

63.8

30

63.8

1.00

Decreased

16

34

15

31.9

  1. *P-values < .05 are considered significant, calculated based on the results of chi square test