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Programming Strategies and Trial Optimization

Part of Neuromodulation for Chronic Abdominal Discomfort Syndrome: Targets, Techniques, and Outcomes

Details

Date
Friday, January 22, 2027
Time
11:21 AM – 11:36 AM
Session type
Concurrent Session
Schedule
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About

Chronic Abdominal Discomfort Syndrome (CADS) represents a newly defined clinical entity characterized by persistent abdominal pain without clear structural pathology yet associated with visceral afferent sensitization and central modulation dysfunction. Neuromodulation - targeting DRG (T11-L2), splanchnic nerves, and celiac plexus pathways -offers a promising therapeutic strategy for select phenotypes. However, standardized patient selection, programming strategies, and long-term durability data remain limited. This session provides a structured, phenotype-based approach to visceral neuromodulation.

Presenters

  • Alaa A Abd-Elsayed, MD, MPH

    Alaa A Abd-Elsayed, MD, MPH

    Medical Director

    Department of Anesthesiology, University of WI School of Medicine and Public Health · Madison, Wisconsin

    Dr Abd-Elsayed serves as the Medical Director of UW Health Pain Services, Division Chief of Chronic Pain Medicine, and Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He has published more than 400 peer-reviewed manuscripts, edited about 40 books, and serves on the editorial board of several journals.

  • Alaa A Abd-Elsayed, MD, MPH

    Alaa A Abd-Elsayed, MD, MPH

    Medical Director

    Department of Anesthesiology, University of WI School of Medicine and Public Health · Madison, Wisconsin

    Dr Abd-Elsayed serves as the Medical Director of UW Health Pain Services, Division Chief of Chronic Pain Medicine, and Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He has published more than 400 peer-reviewed manuscripts, edited about 40 books, and serves on the editorial board of several journals.