title: [Entrapped nerve causing severe post-operative pain from scar tissue].
abstract: Entrapment of a cutaneous nerve in a surgical scar may cause chronic post-operative pain. The condition presents with similar symptoms as a traumatic neuroma or as an anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome, which, however, is often idiopathic. We present a case, where entrapment of a cutaneous nerve in a laparotomy scar caused chronic pain. The symptoms were immediately relieved after selective neurectomy.
authors.affiliation: Klinik for Plastikkirurgi, Brystkirurgi og Brandsårsbehandling, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø. E-mail: moller0304@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Møller
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venzo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003714:Denervation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery