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. 2024;15(1):62-63.
doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2024.005.

Phrenic nerve block: the key to managing acute biliary pain?

Michael Shalaby  1   2 , Joshua Luftig  3
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Phrenic nerve block: the key to managing acute biliary pain?

Michael Shalaby et al. World J Emerg Med. 2024.
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Conflicts of interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Innervation of the gallbladder: sensory (phrenic) and motor (sympathetic and parasympathetic via the anterior and posterior hepatic plexus).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Ultrasound image showing the phrenic nerve (blue arrow) between the SCM and the AS muscles. The C5-C7 nerve roots are encircled in blue. SCM: sternocleidomastoid; AS: anterior scalene.
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