Management of anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome in a cohort of 139 patients

OB Boelens, MR Scheltinga, S Houterman… - Annals of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) is generally neglected
as a source of chronic abdominal pain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a …

A double-blind, randomized, controlled trial on surgery for chronic abdominal pain due to anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome

OB Boelens, T van Assen, S Houterman… - 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To clarify the role of a surgical neurectomy on pain in refractory patients after
conservatively treated anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) …

Characteristics of 1116 consecutive patients diagnosed with anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES)

FMU Mol, RC Maatman, LEGH De Joode… - Annals of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to discuss patient history and subjective findings at
physical examination in a large case series to validate a proposed comprehensive set of …

A systematic review of the treatment for abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome

JE Oor, Ç Ünlü, EJ Hazebroek - The American Journal of Surgery, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) is a frequently
overlooked cause of chronic abdominal pain. We aim to outline the current available …

Randomized clinical trial of trigger point infiltration with lidocaine to diagnose anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome

OBA Boelens, MR Scheltinga… - Journal of British …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) is hardly considered
in the differential diagnosis of chronic abdominal pain. Some even doubt the existence of …

Adding steroids to lidocaine in a therapeutic injection regimen for patients with abdominal pain due to anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES): a …

FMU Mol, CH Jansen, OB Boelens… - … journal of pain, 2018 - degruyter.com
Background and aims Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) may result
in chronic abdominal pain. Therapeutic options include local injection therapy. Data on the …

Long-term success rates after an anterior neurectomy in patients with an abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome

T van Assen, OB Boelens, PV van Eerten, C Perquin… - Surgery, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Surgery occasionally is proposed in patients with chronic abdominal wall pain
caused by an anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) who are refractory …

Surgical options after a failed neurectomy in anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome

T van Assen, OB Boelens, PV van Eerten… - World journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Background Injection treatment followed by an anterior neurectomy in patients insufficiently
responding to an injection regimen is successful long term in three-quarters of patients with …

Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome: management challenges

E Chrona, G Kostopanagiotou, D Damigos… - Journal of pain …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) is a commonly underdiagnosed
and undertreated chronic state of pain. This syndrome is characterized by the entrapment of …

Prevalence of anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome in a pediatric population with chronic abdominal pain

M Siawash, JWA de Jager-Kievit… - Journal of pediatric …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) is a frequently
overlooked condition causing chronic abdominal pain (CAP). The objective of the present …