[Pain originating from the abdominal wall: a forgotten diagnostic option].

Autor: Rivero Fernández M; Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España. rivernautaes@yahoo.es, Moreira Vicente V, Riesco López JM, Rodríguez Gandía MA, Garrido Gómez E, Milicua Salamero JM
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Zdroj: Gastroenterologia y hepatologia [Gastroenterol Hepatol] 2007 Apr; Vol. 30 (4), pp. 244-50.
DOI: 10.1157/13100598
Abstrakt: Chronic abdominal pain is a common clinical problem in primary care, and is usually referred to gastroenterologists or general surgeons. Although up to 20% of cases of idiopathic abdominal pain arise in structures of the abdominal wall, this is frequently overlooked as a possible cause. It includes pain arising from structures of the abdominal wall including skin, parietal peritoneum, cellular subcutaneous tissue, aponeuroses, abdominal muscles and somatosensorial innervation from lower dorsal roots. The diagnosis is based on anamnesis and physical examination. Carnett's sign is a simple maneuver that discriminates between parietal and visceral pain. Management with topical anesthesia is effective in a majority of patients and can help to confirm the diagnosis.
Databáze: MEDLINE