"Intercostal Nerves" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The ventral rami of the thoracic nerves from segments T1 through T11. The intercostal nerves supply motor and sensory innervation to the thorax and abdomen. The skin and muscles supplied by a given pair are called, respectively, a dermatome and a myotome.
| Descriptor ID |
D007367
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.720.800.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Intercostal Nerves- Intercostal Nerves
- Intercostal Nerve
- Nerve, Intercostal
- Nerves, Intercostal
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Intercostal Nerves" by people in Profiles.
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Cryoablation of Intercostal Nerves Decreased Narcotic Usage After Thoracic or Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Autumn; 32(3):404-412.
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Intercostal nerve cryoablation versus thoracic epidural catheters for postoperative analgesia following pectus excavatum repair: Preliminary outcomes in twenty-six cryoablation patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Dec; 51(12):2033-2038.
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Ultrasound-guided paravertebral neurolytic block: a report of two cases. Pain Pract. 2014 Apr; 14(4):346-9.
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Chemical activation of C1-C2 spinal neurons modulates intercostal and phrenic nerve activity in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2004 Jun; 286(6):R1069-76.