Ultrasound description of Pecs II (modified Pecs I): A novel approach to breast surgery

Revista Espanola de Anestesiologia y Reanimacion

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 470-475

  Blanco, R ^a   Fajardo, M ^b   Parras Maldonado, T ^c  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^b Aranjuez   (Spain)

^c Hosp Univ Ciudad de Jaén   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anatomy: axilla; Fascial block; Infraclavicular nerve block; Pectoral nerves; Pectoral nerves block; Regional anaesthesia; Transversus abdominis plane block; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM;

ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; INNERVATION; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; TISSUE EXPANDER;

BREAST IMPLANTATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMAPLASTY; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; THORACIC NERVES; TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES;

EID: 84872180836     PISSN: 00349356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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