Bowel hematoma following an iliohypogastric-ilioinguinal nerve block.
We report a case of a subserosal small bowel hematoma following an ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve block for an appendicectomy in a 6-year-old girl. The bowel hematoma was noted in the wall of the terminal ileum after opening the peritoneum. The hematoma was nonobstructing and the child remained asymptomatic. We discuss the technical aspects of this block.
Frigon
Chantal
C
Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, McGill University Health Center, The Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. chantal.frigon@muhc.mcgill.ca
Mai
Ryan
R
Valois-Gomez
Teresa
T
Desparmet
Joëlle
J
D000758:Anesthesia; D001062:Appendectomy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000187:drug effects*; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000517:prevention & control*