Visceral Abdominal Pain: Current Interventional Pain Management Strategies and Treatments

Leonardo Kapural, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Case Western University

Clinical Research Director
Department of Pain Management
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Introduction - TOP

Abdominal pain is one of the most frequent complaints to a primary care physician, accounting for nearly 2.5 million office visits a year.1 In many patients who present with abdominal pain, a definitive diagnosis can be made, but in 35-51% of patients, no identifiable cause is found.2 There are approximately 2 million patients in the United States who currently experience severe abdominal pain. Most of them undergo a multitude of imaging studies, consults to gastroenterology and surgery before being referred to a chronic pain specialist.3,4

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