Thoracic and lumbar extradural structure examined by extraduroscope

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-125

  Igarashi, T ^a   Hirabayashi, Y ^a   Shimizu, R ^a   Saitoh, K ^a   Fukuda, H ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques; Anatomy; Extradural; Extradural space; Extraduroscope; Measurement techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 0031871378     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.2.121     Document Type: Article

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