Children with suspected anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES), it’s not all the abdominal wall
Failure to use the biopsychosocial model in the treatment of suspected ACNES in children might lead to unnecessary invasive interventions with a risk of persistence of pain while the pain-maintaining factors are inadequately addressed. Therefore, a diagnostic-treatment algorithm is proposed.
Authors
- Stolker Robert Jan
- Maaike Dirckx (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4306-654X)
- Anke P. C. Top
- Saskia N. de Wildt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0502-0647)
- Ramon R. Gorter
- Bernadette C. M. de Mol
- Tom G de Leeuw
- Petra Honig-Mazer
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
- Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital (NL)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Paediatrics Open
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2025-004205
- Primary Topic
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00