Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2017; 9(8): 182-185
Published online Aug 27, 2017. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v9.i8.182
Novel technique of abdominal wall nerve block for laparoscopic colostomy: Rectus sheath block with transperitoneal approach
Jun Nagata, Jun Watanabe, Yusuke Sawatsubashi, Masaki Akiyama, Koichi Arase, Noritaka Minagawa, Takayuki Torigoe, Kotaro Hamada, Yoshifumi Nakayama, Keiji Hirata
Jun Nagata, Yusuke Sawatsubashi, Masaki Akiyama, Yoshifumi Nakayama, Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Wakamatsu Hospital, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka 808-0024, Japan
Jun Watanabe, Department of Surgery, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Kanagawa 238-0011, Japan
Koichi Arase, Noritaka Minagawa, Takayuki Torigoe, Keiji Hirata, Department of Surgery, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka 808-0024, Japan
Kotaro Hamada, Department of Anesthesiology, Wakamatsu Hospital, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka 808-0024, Japan
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Correspondence to: Jun Nagata, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Wakamatsu Hospital, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-17-1 Hamamachi, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 808-0024, Japan. junsgy@gmail.com
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Received: November 29, 2016
Peer-review started: November 29, 2016
First decision: February 20, 2017
Revised: March 20, 2017
Accepted: April 23, 2017
Article in press: April 24, 2017
Published online: August 27, 2017
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Core Tip

Core tip: This report demonstrated that transperitoneal rectal sheath block can be performed safely in achieving analgesia in patients undergoing laparoscopic colostomy. This transperitoneal rectal sheath block technique has the potential to become an additional postoperative regimen for various forms of laparoscopic abdominal surgery.