2023
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.43092
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Practice of Peritoneal Adhesions in Osteopathic Medicine: Part 2

Bruno Bordoni,
Gregory T Girgenti,
Allan R Escher

Abstract: Peritoneal adhesions are an unwanted and frequent event following abdominal surgery, with a response rate that can reach 100%. The adhesions can be symptomatic, becoming a source of pain and discomfort for the patient, or asymptomatic, with possible chronic or acute visceral dysfunction. The article reviews what the diagnostic strategies are and discusses what could be the causes that lead to chronic pain in the presence of adhesions. The text reports the knowledge of the literature on the manual treatment of … Show more

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