Chronic abdominal wall pain: an under-recognized diagnosis leading to unnecessary testing

JRG Brown, GR Bernstein… - Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Chronic abdominal wall pain (CAWP) refers to a condition wherein pain originates from the
abdominal wall itself rather than the underlying viscera. According to various estimates, 10 …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic abdominal wall pain: a poorly recognized clinical problem

H Koop, S Koprdova, C Schürmann - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Chronic abdominal wall pain is a poorly recognized clinical problem despite
being an important element in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain. Methods This …

Chronic abdominal wall pain: a common yet overlooked etiology of chronic abdominal pain

AK Kamboj, P Hoversten, AS Oxentenko - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2019 - Elsevier
Chronic abdominal wall pain is a common, yet often overlooked, cause of chronic abdominal
pain in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. This disorder most commonly affects …

Abdominal wall pain: clinical evaluation, differential diagnosis, and treatment

B Shian, ST Larson - American family physician, 2018 - aafp.org
Abdominal wall pain is often mistaken for intra-abdominal visceral pain, resulting in
expensive and unnecessary laboratory tests, imaging studies, consultations, and invasive …

Chronic abdominal wall pain: a frequently overlooked problem: practical approach to diagnosis and management

R Srinivasan, DS Greenbaum - … journal of the American College of …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Chronic abdominal wall pain is frequently misdiagnosed as arising from a visceral source,
often resulting in inappropriate diagnostic testing, unsatisfactory treatment, and considerable …

Chronic abdominal wall pain—a diagnostic challenge for the surgeon

RO Lindsetmo, J Stulberg - The American journal of surgery, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Chronic abdominal wall pain (CAWP) occurs in about 30% of all patients
presenting with chronic abdominal pain. METHODS: The authors review the literature …

The abdominal wall: a frequently overlooked source of abdominal pain

NB Hershfield - Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 1992 - journals.lww.com
Here, I review various conditions from my practice as a consultant gastroenterologist that
present with abdominal pain in which the cause of the pain is the result of abdominal wall …

Chronic abdominal wall pain: diagnostic validity and costs

DS Greenbaum, RB Greenbaum, JG Joseph… - Digestive diseases and …, 1994 - Springer
Chronic abdominal wall pain (CAWP) is common and frequently mistaken for visceral pain.
We determined the stability of this diagnosis with Main Outcome Measures of:(a) change of …

Chronic abdominal wall pain: clinical features, health care costs, and long-term outcome

CD Costanza, GF Longstreth, AL Liu - Clinical Gastroenterology and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Chronic abdominal wall pain (CAWP) often is misdiagnosed. We
evaluated CAWP patients regarding diagnosis accuracy, clinical features, comorbidity …

An approach to the patient with chronic undiagnosed abdominal pain

N Pichetshote, M Pimentel - … journal of the American College of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Abdominal pain is a common reason for referral to a gastroenterologist. The workup of
patients with chronic abdominal pain can be extremely challenging as clinicians are …