Q: My doctor said I may have abdominal adhesions after having my appendix removed. What are these? A: Adhesions are basically scar tissue inside your body that may stick (adhere) to body tissue and/or ...

Today, many abdominal surgeries are performed with minimally invasive techniques. Nevertheless, important, life-saving operations in the abdomen still involve major surgery. Following these surgeries, ...

Dear Dr. K: I had abdominal surgery last year. Soon after, I started experiencing severe pain and swelling in my abdomen. It turns out I have abdominal adhesions. I’d never heard of them. What are ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I had abdominal surgery last year. Soon after, I started experiencing severe pain and swelling in my abdomen. It turns out I have abdominal adhesions. I’d never heard of them. What are ...

Bands of scar tissue that join two parts of tissue together that would otherwise not be physiologically joined together constitute adhesions. These abnormal connections have a plastic wrap appearance.

Are there differences in the frequency of abdominal adhesions between open and laparoscopic operations? The authors of a study, published in Annals of Surgery, [1] obtained information on the extent ...

Pregabalin, FDA-approved for neuropathic pain (pain caused by shingles and peripheral neuropathy), effectively reduced abdominal pain and improved sleep in women with adhesions, according to a new ...

Painful surgical adhesions may be preventable by taking the COX-2 inhibitor Celebrex®, a common oral arthritis drug, just before and immediately after surgery, report researchers at Children's ...

Up to 90% of abdominal surgeries result in adhesions -- abnormal scarring that ties together organs and tissues. A gel has now been shown to prevented adhesions in mice and pigs. Surgical adhesions -- ...

D.J. Hayden's inspiring story hit a small speed bump on Tuesday when Vic Tafur of the San Francisco Chroniclereported that the first-rounder was hospitalized with an abdominal injury. According to ...