Anterior abdominal wall nerve and vessel anatomy: clinical implications for gynecologic surgery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 234.e1-234.e5

  Rahn, David D ^a   Phelan, John N ^b   Roshanravan, Shayzreen M ^a   White, Amanda B ^a   Corton, Marlene M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

iliohypogastric; ilioinguinal; inferior epigastric; nerve injury; vascular injury

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL NERVE; ABDOMINAL WALL VESSEL; AERATION; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; EPIGASTRIC ARTERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS;

EID: 77649180879     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.10.878     Document Type: Article

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