Laparoscopic-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Better Postoperative Pain Relief in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: An Observational Study

Mohit Rakhecha; Paritosh Gupta; Ruchika Babal; Chinmay Arora

doi:10.7759/cureus.94896

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Laparoscopic-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Better Postoperative Pain Relief in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: An Observational Study

Mohit Rakhecha Paritosh Gupta Ruchika Babal Chinmay Arora

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Mohit Rakhecha, Paritosh Gupta, Ruchika Babal, et al. (2025). Laparoscopic-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Better Postoperative Pain Relief in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: An Observational Study. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.94896

Laparoscopic-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Better Postoperative Pain Relief in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: An Observational Study

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