PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - David B. Auyong
AU  - Jay Tokeshi
AU  - Sonali Joshi
AU  - Corrie T.M. Anderson
TI  - Recognition of an Incidental Abscess and a Hematoma During Ultrasound-Guided Femoral Nerve Block
AID  - 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3182213b64
DP  - 2011 Jun 01
TA  - Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
PG  - 406-409--406-409
VI  - 36
IP  - 4
4099  - http://rapm.bmj.com/content/36/4/406-409.short
4100  - http://rapm.bmj.com/content/36/4/406-409.full
SO  - Reg Anesth Pain Med2011 Jun 01; 36
AB  - Ultrasound guidance for femoral nerve blockade allows visualization of normal and abnormal anatomy. Two cases of femoral nerve blockade under ultrasound guidance are presented where a major perineural pathologic lesion was incidentally revealed. These pathologic lesions, an abscess and a hematoma, resulted in significant adaptations in clinical care and have not been reported previously. We review and discuss incidental pathologic lesions that can be found in the femoral region. Identification of these 2 pathologic lesions facilitated our perioperative management strategies in two separate cases.