title: [Forequarter amputation under locoregional anesthesia].
abstract: Forequarter amputations are an uncommon option for the treatment of upper limb and shoulder girdle tumors nowadays. This procedure can be done by different approaches and general anesthesia is commonly used. The authors report a case of forequarter amputation by the posterior approach performed for treatment of a soft-tissue sarcoma under a brachial plexus block associated with venous sedation and local anesthesia.
authors.forename: José Alves
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: de Moraes
authors.forename: Tarcisio José Cysneiros da Costa
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: Holmes
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naspolini Filho
authors.forename: Thales Paulo
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.forename: Márcia Angélia
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: de Lucena
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction; D001132:Arm / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000601:surgery*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*