Korean J Pain.  2010 Dec;23(4):227-229. 10.3344/kjp.2010.23.4.227.

Ultrasound-guided Nerve Blocks for Post-hernia Repair Pain

• Leem JG

• KMID: 1454704
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2010.23.4.227

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Nerve Block

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for post-hernia repair pain. (A) Transverse 10 MHz ultrasound image obtained medial to the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS). Ilioinguinal (curved arrow) and iliohypogastric nerve (arrow head) lie in the fascial plane between internal oblique (IO) and transverse abdominus (TA) muscles. EO: external oblique muscle, B: bowel. (B) Oblique 12 MHz ultrasound image obtained caudal to the anterior superior iliac spine. Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) lies medial to ASIS just below the inguinal ligament (IL). (C) Course of the ilioinguinal (IIN), iliohypogastric (IHN), genitofemoral (GFN) and lateral femoral cutaneous nerves (LFCN) through the muscular layers of the abdomen. FBr: femoral branch of the GFN, GBr: genital branch of the GFN.

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