Statin use is associated with a lower risk for postoperative adhesion-related complications (ARCs) after intra-abdominal surgery, a new observational study suggests. Investigators retrospectively ...

Q: For the past six months, I’ve had two attacks of small bowel obstruction caused by adhesions. I’ve been told that there’s nothing I can do to prevent future attacks. Can you elaborate on this ...

New research suggests that the use of adhesion-reducing substances, known as adhesion barrier, is associated with slightly increased incidence of fever and ileus after myomectomy and hysterectomy, and ...

Adhesions are tough bands of scar tissue that can develop in the abdomen, typically following surgery or after infections or inflammatory conditions such as endometriosis. Pelvic organs can get caught ...

IN A previous paper, † the management of colostomies secondary to battle wounds of the abdomen has been discussed. Although most of these patients have done remarkably well during their definitive ...

MALROTATION of the bowel in the absence of mechanical obstruction is compatible with a normal life span. Volvulus of the mid-gut associated with malrotation of the bowel usually requires treatment ...