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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.
This process can be interrupted or halted by the presence of a bowel obstruction, which is a blockage that prevents the passage of intestinal contents. The cause of the blockage can be mechanical, meaning that there is a physical obstruction. Mechanical blockage may be caused by scar tissue, adhesions, entrapment through a hernia, foreign bodies, gallstones, tumors, impacted feces, and volvulus (twisting of the intestines).