The sacrum is a large trilateral bone located at the base of the vertebral column serving to
transfer the body weight from the trunk to the pelvis and lower extremities. Over the years, an …

A standard lumbar puncture may be impossible for many anatomic or technical reasons.
Previous accounts of caudal epidural anesthesia and other procedures via the sacral hiatus …

Background Caudal epidural block (CEB) provides reliable anesthesia for adults
undergoing anorectal surgery. Despite the widely utilization, the minimum effective …

Background Perineural administration of dexmedetomidine (PN-DEX) can enhance the
efficacy of local anesthetics used in regional nerve blocks while decreasing the median …

Background Caudal epidural block (CEB) may be beneficial in anorectal surgery because its
use may extend postoperative analgesia. This dose-finding study aimed to estimate the …

Background Choosing the appropriate concentration and volume of anesthetics is critical for
a successful nerve block. The current study aimed to determine the minimum effective …

Purpose Correct localization of the sacral hiatus is essential for administering a successful
caudal epidural block. The purpose of this study is to create a statistical model of sacral …

Background: To conduct a morphological and morphometric analysis of the sacral hiatus
(SH) using lumbosacral spine CT scans and to evaluate its clinical relevance in caudal …

Background: An epidural steroid injection (ESI) is used to treat a number of morbid central
nervous system pathologies and is considered a reasonably safe procedure. This study …

This study was carried out on 32 dry human sacra to know the variations in morphology of
the sacral hiatus. Various shapes of sacral hiatus were observed which included inverted V …