Abdominal Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome, Case Report and Diagnostic Evaluation

Abstract

Abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment is a rarely diagnosed condition that leads to intense neuropathic pain in the anterolateral wall of the abdomen. Generally, it is triggered by some factor implied in the increase of the pressure on the nerve in its passage by the abdominal wall. Its most important differential diagnosis is pain of visceral origin.

We present a case in which the clinical findings confirmed on ultrasound and other imaging tests established the diagnosis and in which the noninvasive treatment was effective.

Resumo

A compressão do nervo cutâneo abdominal é uma condição raramente diagnosticada que causa dor neuropática intensa na parede anterolateral do abdome. Geralmente, ela é iniciada por algum fator implicado no aumento da pressão sobre o nervo na passagem deste pela parede abdominal. Seu diagnóstico diferencial mais importante é a dor de origem visceral.

Apresentamos um caso no qual os achados clínicos confirmados por ultrassonografia e por outros exames de imagem firmaram o diagnóstico e no qual o tratamento não invasivo foi efetivo.

Keywords

nerve compression syndrome - ultrasonography - diagnostic imaging

Palavras-chave

síndromes de compressão nervosa - ultrassonografia - diagnóstico por imagem

Note

We declare that the present manuscript has not been previously published in whole or in part or submitted elsewhere for review and we report no conflicts of interest concerning the materials or methods used in the present study or the findings specified in the present paper.

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