Research Article

The Effect of Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor on the Development of Adhesion Formation in Laparotomized Rats: Experimental Study

Table 1

Definitions of the grades of peritoneal adhesions according to Evans.

GradeDefinitions of severity grades of the peritoneal adhesions according to Evans model

0No adhesions
1Thin, avascular, spontaneously separating adhesions
2Limited vascularization, adhesions separating by traction
3Good vascularization, adhesions separating by dissection