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Adhesion
Alternate Names : Intraperitoneal Adhesion, Intrauterine Adhesion, Pelvic Adhesion
Definition Adhesions are fibrous bands of scarlike tissue that form between two surfaces inside the body.
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Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
Inflammation, surgery, or trauma can cause tissues to bond to other tissue or organs (much like the process of forming scar tissue). Sometimes, fibrous bands (adhesions) can be formed between the two surfaces. Abdominal surgery, congenital bands, or attacks of appendicitis or pelvic inflammatory disease can also cause intraperitoneal adhesions.
Depending on the tissues involved, adhesions can cause various disorders. In the eye, adhesion of the iris to the lens can lead to glaucoma. In the intestines, adhesions can cause partial or complete bowel obstruction.
Intrauterine adhesions occur often enough that they have a name of their own -- Asherman syndrome. Pelvic adhesions can lead to infertility and reproductive problems.
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• Definition
• Adhesion Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
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• Adhesion Diagnosis & Tests
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• Adhesion Prognosis
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Appendicitis
• Glaucoma
• Infertility
• Intestinal Obstruction
Tests & Exams
• Diagnostic Laparoscopy
Other Topics
• Abdominal Pain
• Fever
• Intrauterine
• Iris
• Physical Examination
Review Date : 2/7/2002
Reviewed By : Peter Chen, M.D., Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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