The most frequent cause of SBO is the presence of intra-abdominal adhesions (scar tissue) that form after an abdominal surgery. These adhesions are responsible for about 65% of all cases [4].

Abdominal adhesions ... repair and comes into contact with another part of itself, or another organ, scar tissue may form to connect the two surfaces. Doctors associate signs and symptoms ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis underwent successful surgery Wednesday to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the latest maladies to befall the 86-year-old pontiff ...

The problem with scar tissue Abdominal adhesions form in the weeks after surgery as the body heals. Between 50% and 90% (depending upon the type and location of the surgery) of abdominal surgeries ...