title: Thoracic paravertebral nerve block as the sole anesthetic for an open biopsy of a large anterior mediastinal mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Reanimatology, and Intensive Care, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Jordanovac 104, Zagreb, Croatia. Electronic address: jspicekm@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Jasna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spiček-Macan
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Jordanovac 104, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Dinko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stančić-Rokotov
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Reanimatology, and Intensive Care, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Jordanovac 104, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Nevenka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hodoba
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Reanimatology, and Intensive Care, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Jordanovac 104, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Nevenka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kolarić
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Jordanovac 104, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Vedran
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cesarec
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Jordanovac 104, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Ladislav
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pavlović
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics
keywords: anterior mediastinotomy; mediastinal mass; open biopsy; thoracic paravertebral nerve block