BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Today, there is a growing appreciation of the importance of the obturator nerve in clinical anesthesia. The aim of this study is to describe the ultrasound appearance of the obturator nerve for potential utility in guiding these nerve blocks. METHODS We scanned left and right inguinal regions of 20 volunteers lateral and distal to the pubic tubercle (PT) and assessed...

This report describes two cases of severe adductor muscle spasm during transurethral resection of bladder tumours and subsequent successful management with the help of obturator nerve block. Obturator nerve blocks are useful during surgery to remove large, advanced tumours in the distal lateral wall of the bladder.

Bladder Tumor is the most common cancer type among urologic cancers and causes high mortality-morbidity if it is not treated early and appropriately. Although there are lots of causes and risks of bladder tumor and it is known that tobacco smoking is the main contributor to bladder tumor, etiology of tumor is not clear. At diagnosis, it is generally seen as a superficial tumor. Transurethral re...

BACKGROUND We compared the efficacy of combined posterior lumbar plexus-sciatic nerve block with that of combined femoral-obturator-sciatic nerve block as anesthesia for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery, because both block combinations have been recommended for lower limb arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery. METHODS Forty-eight patients undergoing elective unilateral ante...

The goal of ultrasound-guided suprainguinal fascia iliaca block (USG-SFIB) is anesthetic spread to three nerves, which are lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN), (FN), and obturator (ON). 90 % minimum effective volume (MEV90) for USG-SFIB each result studied showed the successful effect in various block. So, Thus, study purposes demonstrate efficiency (MEV90,62.5 ml) confirm staining dye conne...

PURPOSE The purpose of this narrative review is to summarize the evidence derived from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) regarding approaches and techniques for lower extremity nerve blocks. SOURCE Using the MEDLINE (January 1966 to April 2007) and EMBASE (January 1980 to April 2007) databases, medical subject heading (MeSH) terms "lumbosacral plexus", "femoral nerve", "obturator nerve", "s...