• Ugeskrift for laeger · Sep 2014

    Case Reports

    [Entrapped nerve causing severe post-operative pain from scar tissue.]

    • Michael Møller and Alessandro Venzo.
    • Klinik for Plastikkirurgi, Brystkirurgi og Brandsårsbehandling, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø. E-mail: moller0304@gmail.com.
    • Ugeskr. Laeg. 2014 Sep 15; 176 (38).

    AbstractEntrapment 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.

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