Abdominal Adhesions Causes Signs and Symptoms Diagnosis and Treatment
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. • Chapters • 0:00 Introduction • 1:34 Causes of Abdominal adhesions • 2:23 Symptoms of Abdominal adhesions • 3:23 Diagnosis of Abdominal adhesions • 3:51 Treatment of Abdominal adhesions • • Abdominal adhesions are bands of fibrous or scar-like tissue that forms between abdominal tissues and organs, especially after an abdominal surgical procedure. • Abdominal adhesion begins to form within the first few days after surgery, but symptoms may not appear till after months or even years. • Normally, internal tissues and organs are made up of slippery surfaces that keep them from sticking together and allow them to shift easily as the body moves. • However, abdominal adhesions cause tissues and organs in the abdominal cavity to stick together. • Abdominal adhesions might connect the loops of the intestines to each other, to the wall of the abdomen, or to nearby tissues. • They can also pull the small and the large intestine out of place, causing an internal obstruction. • Adhesions are normal surgical outcome, about 93% of people who have abdominal surgery develop an adhesion. • The risk of abdominal adhesion is greater in people who have had operations on the lower abdomen and pelvis, including bowel and gynecological surgeries. • Adhesions do not cause any problem, but when they do, they can partly or completely block or obstruct the intestines causing severe abdominal pain. • Intestinal obstruction requires immediate medical attention.
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