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Internal scar tissue is formed as a result of some surgical procedures, such as hartmannâs procedure, injury, inflammation or infection. The medical term for internal scarring is âadhesionâ. It is different from external scar tissue in the way that it forms. As it can cause tethers or a biological barrier, and result in pain and complications. It is caused by your bodyâs own healing process.
Adhesions, or scar tissue, that can form after abdominal surgery and trap a section of the bowel, are one of the most common causes of a mechanical bowel obstruction. Other common types of mechanical obstruction of the small bowel include a hernia (where part of the bowel pushes through a weak area in the abdominal wall) or volvulus (where the bowel becomes twisted).