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.