The anatomy of the extrathoracic intercostobrachial nerve

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 860-864

  O'Rourke, Michael G E ^a,c   Tang, Tek S ^a   Allison, Stephen I ^a   Wood, Walter ^b  

^a Mater Misericordiae Hosp   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Morris Towers   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Axillary node dissection; Intercostobrachial nerve

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL INJURY;

ARM; AXILLA; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; THORACIC NERVES; THORAX;

EID: 0033377335     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01718.x     Document Type: Article

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