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Can you tell me is internal scar tissue dangerous?
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Scar: tissue may or may not cause complications depending on the extent and location. For example, scar tissue next to small bowel(adhesion) could result in bowel obstruction. Scar tissue in other locations may never cause a problem.
Answered 7/14/2018
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