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This chapter describes the anatomy, sonoanatomy, and various techniques for the ultrasound-guided intervention for genital branch of genitofemoral nerve block.
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Thottungal, A.R., Peng, P. (2020). Genitofemoral Nerve. In: Peng, P., Finlayson, R., Lee, S., Bhatia, A. (eds) Ultrasound for Interventional Pain Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18371-4_7
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