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  • Pain Management
  • Abdominal Medicine

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  • Chronic abdominal wall pain is an underrecognized cause of abdominal discomfort.
  • It is a crucial consideration in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain.
  • Often misdiagnosed as a functional disorder.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the diagnosis and treatment of chronic abdominal wall pain.
  • To highlight the importance of recognizing this condition in clinical practice.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review using PubMed and EMBASE.
  • Keywords: "abdominal wall pain," "cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome."
  • Inclusion of authors' clinical experience.

Main Results:

  • Abdominal wall pain accounts for 2-3% of chronic abdominal pain cases (up to 30% in undiagnosed cases).
  • Diagnosis relies on clinical presentation and Carnett's test.
  • Local anesthetic injections (lidocaine +/- steroids) provide significant short-term and long-term pain relief in a high percentage of patients.

Conclusions:

  • Chronic abdominal wall pain is readily diagnosed via physical examination and treatable.
  • Physicians must be aware of this condition for accurate abdominal pain diagnosis.
  • Further research is needed for a validated treatment algorithm.