Anatomy of thoracic splanchnic nerves for surgical resection

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-177

  Yang, Hee Jun ^a   Gil, Young Chun ^a   Lee, Woo Jung ^a   Kim, Tae Jong ^a   Lee, Hye Yeon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Splanchnic nerve; Sympathetic ganglia; Thoracoscopic resection; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELIAC GANGLION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION; THORAX WALL; VISCERAL PAIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; DENERVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPLANCHNIC NERVES; THORACIC SURGERY; THORAX;

EID: 40549102402     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20599     Document Type: Article

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