Anatomical topography of the inferior lumbar triangle for transversus abdominis block
Articles > Article ยท 2017
Authors: Gkionoul Nteli Chatzioglou, Hassan Bagheri, Yelda PINAR, Figen Govsa
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2017, vol 40, pp 99-107
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-017-1912-1
Summary
Rapid development of anesthetic techniques of thoracic paravertebral block required to redefine anatomical landmarks of the inferior lumbar (Petit) triangle (ILT). Anesthesiologists are mainly interested in the ILT to perform the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block. The aim of this study was to provide comprehensive information of the ILT to improve the success of TAP block.