Abdominal Adhesions Pain | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Thetermadhesionsreferstotheformationofscartissuebetweenbowelloops(​smallorlargeintestine)andtheinnerliningoftheabdominalwall(peritoneallining) ...

Abdominal adhesions[1] are important because they are a common cause of abdominal symptoms, particularly abdominal pain[2] and they can cause bowel blockages or obstruction. The term adhesions refers to the formation of scar tissue[3] between bowel loops (small or large intestine[4]) and the inner lining of the abdominal wall (peritoneal lining) or with other organs within the abdominal cavity (liver[5], gallbladder, uterus and its attached Fallopian tubes and ovaries, and urinary bladder). Adhesions can also form between loops of the small and large intestine.

Adhesions form when inflammation occurs on the surface of the abdominal organs or the peritoneal lining of the abdominal cavity; the formation of scar tissue is a normal part...