Marc R M Scheltinga

PURPOSE: Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment (ACNES) is characterized by neuropathic pain in a predictable, circumscript abdominal area. The diagnostic delay is long, with half of ACNES-affected individuals reporting nausea, bloating, or lo…

BACKGROUND: The optimal technique of abdominal wall infiltration for chronic abdominal wall pain due to anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) is unknown. The aim of this study was to compare pain reduction after an abdominal …

OBJECTIVE: The authors assessed the long-term pain relief after local nerve blocks or neurectomy in patients suffering from chronic pain because of Pfannenstiel-induced nerve entrapment. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: The low transverse Pfannens…