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 ...

Up to 90% of abdominal surgeries result in adhesions — abnormal scarring that ties together organs and tissues. A gel developed at Stanford Medicine prevented adhesions in mice and pigs.

These effects increase costs for patients and health care systems alike. Abdominal adhesions develop in over 90% of patients after undergoing open abdominal surgery, 66% of patients after ...