Is ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block always totally safe in children?

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 164-166

  Amory, C ^a   Mariscal, A ^a   Guyot, E ^a   Chauvet, P ^a   Leon, A ^a   Poli Merol, M L ^a  

^a AMERICAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Accidental puncture of the bowel; Children; Ilioinguinal nerve block; Inguinal surgery; Peripheral blocks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEMATOMA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; HYPOGASTRIC NERVE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INGUINAL REGION; INTESTINE PARAMETERS; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

CHILD; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; NERVE BLOCK;

EID: 0037285262     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.01005.x     Document Type: Article

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