Abdominal adhesions and tumor growth

Notes on visceral adhesions as fascial pathology

“…Cysts and tumors can have the effect of binding two organs or two sliding surfaces together with the aberrant growth serving as the focal point of adhesion between the membranes. Ulcers, cancerous metastases and pancreatitis exemplify more extreme types of inflammation where strong adhesions may result from the disruption of the local tissues (Troitskii, 1968). …”