They can make your organs stick together. Adhesions are frequently caused by abdominal surgery. An estimated 90% of people who have surgery that involves opening the abdomen develop adhesions.

A 56-year old man presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of lower abdominal pain. Clinical examination revealed pressure sensitivity in the right lower abdomen with local ...

Intra-abdominal adhesions: Bands of scar tissue that form between internal organs and tissues, often as a result of surgery, which can cause complications in future surgeries. Sliding sign ...

The incidence of intestinal obstruction in pregnancy varies from 1 in 1,500 to 1 in 66,500 pregnancies. [39] Although adhesions is the most common cause, volvulus (25%), intussusception (5% ...