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The rectus abdominis syndrome: a case report

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The case is reported of a patient with a rectus abdominis syndrome. Attention is drawn to the possibility that patients with abdominal pain, in whom no intra-abdominal cause is found, may suffer from this presumed nerve entrapment syndrome. No surgery is required and therapy can be simple.

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Rutgers, M.J. The rectus abdominis syndrome: a case report. J Neurol 233, 180–181 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00314430

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