Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches for Peritoneal Adhesions: A Comprehensive Review.

Peritoneal adhesions are responsible for several and sometimes severe clinical phenotypes remaining a major problem for many patients today. Adhesions are formed within the peritoneal cavity as a result of surgery, inflammation, or injury and can cause a range of clinical symptoms, including abdominal pain, small bowel obstruction, infertility, and other complications. The incidence of peritoneal adhesions remains high as it is estimated that more than 50% of patients who undergo abdominal surgery will develop adhesions.

Bowel perforation by lumbar-peritoneal (LP) shunt: A rare complication of neurosurgery.

Introduction: Lumbar-peritoneal (LP) and ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt placement is the treatment of choice for diversion of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the subarachnoid space into the peritoneal cavity. This invasive procedure has been associated with several complications, most commonly infection and obstruction. Perforation of the bowel is an extremely rare complication.