Diagnosis and Treatment of Abdominal Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome Using Ultrasonography.
- Author:
Misoon LEE
1
;
Yong Ik KIM
;
Woobin KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea. misoonlee04@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Abdominal wall;
Nerve entrapments;
Ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Abdominal Wall;
Anesthetics, Local;
Delayed Diagnosis;
Diagnosis*;
Nerve Block;
Nerve Compression Syndromes*;
Rectus Abdominis;
Thoracic Nerves;
Ultrasonography*
- From:Soonchunhyang Medical Science
2016;22(2):147-150
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome is one of the abdominal wall-origin pain that develops in anterior cutaneous branches of 7th to 12th thoracic nerves passing through fibrous ring in rectus abdominis. Number of this condition has been misdiagnosed to visceral dysfunctions; therefore, delayed diagnosis leads to waste of cost and time. Injection of local anesthetics is a kind of useful technique for the purpose of the confirmed diagnosis with treatment in abdominal wall pain. Recently, the accuracy and safety of local anesthetics injection to muscle or nerve are significantly improved than the past times since ultrasound has been accepted as a substantial device in clinical area. Here, we report a case of abdominal cutaneous nerve syndrome, treated by ultrasound-guided nerve block accompanied with medical treatment.
