Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 86-90 , April 2005

Superior hypogastric plexus block and ganglion impar (Walther)

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PII: S1084-208X(05)00039-X

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2005.05.007

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 86-90 , April 2005

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