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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2017· item PMID:28824855

Open Appendectomy Using Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block: A Case Report. INTRODUCTION: TAB block has been used as an analgesic adjuvant in many abdominal surgeries with fair reliability, but it has never been used as an anesthetic technique. CASE PRESENTATION: In this case report, a 19- year-old male underwent an open appendectomy using ultrasound-guided TAP block as a single anesthetic technique. CONCLUSIONS: It was concluded that under certain circumstances TAP block can be used as an anesthetic modality.