Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Intercostal Cryoneurolysis for Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome: A Case Report.
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) is an underdiagnosed and undertreated chronic abdominal pain condition. CASE REPORT: An 18-year-old man with ACNES reported 4 years of diffuse, constant abdominal pain and cramping that severely impacted his quality of life. Prior interventions of ultrasound-guided abdominal trigger point injections and transversus abdominis plane blocks only provided minimal pain relief. At our clinic, he received bilateral ultrasound-guided T9-T11 intercostal cryoneurolysis and reported complete pain relief for 5 months. CONCLUSIONS: Cryoneurolysis may be an option for ACNES in refractory cases prior to considering a surgical approach.
Source: PubMed
Authors: Kyle F Norton, Jeffrey L Chen, Nicole Xu, Igor Filipovski, Rodney A Gabriel
Institution: University of California San Diego
Language: English
Topic: Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7124513009
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