Long-Term Efficacy of Posterior Neurectomy in Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome.

Objective: To analyze long-term treatment outcomes of a posterior neurectomy in a large cohort of patients with anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES).

Summary Background Data: The current step-up treatment approach for ACNES involves abdominal wall tender point injections, pulsed radiofrequency, and neurectomy. If an anterior neurectomy fails or pain reoccurs, a posterior neurectomy is considered as a final surgical option.

A positive scratch collapse test in anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome indicates its neuropathic character.

Objectives: Chronic abdominal pain is occasionally caused by an abdominal wall entity such as anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES). This syndrome is thought to occur due to intercostal nerve branches (T7-12) that are entrapped in the rectus abdominis muscles. The diagnosis is largely based on subjective clues in patient history and physical examination.

Lidocaine patch as noninvasive alternative treatment option in children with anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome: A retrospective case series.

Background: Chronic abdominal pain in children is occasionally caused by anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES). Diagnosing and treating this typical peripheral abdominal wall neuropathy is challenging. Management usually starts with minimally invasive tender point injections.

Pulsed radiofrequency or surgery for anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome: Long-term results of a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: Patients with anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) often require a step-up treatment strategy including abdominal wall injections, pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) or a neurectomy. Long-term success rates of PRF and surgery are largely unknown. The aim of the current study was to report on the long-term efficacy of PRF and neurectomy in ACNES patients who earlier participated in the randomized controlled PULSE trial.

Benefit finding and relationship quality in Parkinson's disease: a pilot dyadic analysis of husbands and wives.

Parkinson's disease (PD) significantly impacts both patients' and spouses' emotional and physical health. However, despite the importance of social relationships for wellbeing, few studies have examined relationship quality and their correlates in individuals with PD and their partners. Specifically, no known studies have examined the association between benefit finding, or the experience of personal growth and other positive changes in the face of a stressor, and perceived marital quality.