title: Treatment of abdominal nerve entrapment syndrome using a nerve stimulator.
abstract: Seventy-six patients treated at York Pain Relief Clinic for Abdominal Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (ANES) between 1982 and 1986, using aqueous phenol and nerve stimulator control are reviewed. A questionnaire was sent to all the patients who had been discharged from the clinic to try to confirm that the initial improvements had been maintained and 60 patients replied. Group A (n = 44) had been diagnosed with confidence; 95% had gained complete or partial relief of symptoms. Group B (n = 32) had other symptoms making the diagnosis less certain; 50% gained some relief. Clinical presentation of ANES and the method of treatment are described.
authors.affiliation: Pain Relief Clinic, District Hospital, York.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: McGrady
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Marks
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000294:innervation*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000628:therapy*; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000628:therapy*