title: Bowel hematoma following an iliohypogastric-ilioinguinal nerve block.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, McGill University Health Center, The Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. chantal.frigon@muhc.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frigon
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mai
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Valois-Gomez
authors.forename: Joëlle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Desparmet
mesh_terms: 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*