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A member asked:
Appendix, colon cancer and bdominal hernia mesh implant surgeries. lots of scar tissue causing bowel blockages. can anything be done about it?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Yes: Most bowel obstructions can be resolved by a surgical procedure to free up the adhesions. They can recur but it is worth trying.
Answered 11/4/2016
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Significant problem: There are no known medical treatments for adhesions. Once formed, there isn't medicine that can dissolve them. Symptomatic treatment with pain & anti-nausea meds may be helpful at controlling some of the symptoms. The main stay of treatment is surgical therapy called adhesiolysis or lysis of adhesions. Adhesions can be divided using laparoscopic techniques which may relieve your symptoms.
Answered 11/4/2016
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