The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 83-85 , July 2010

Superior Cluneal Nerve Block for Treatment of Buttock Abscesses in the Emergency Department

  • Andrew Herring, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland General Hospital, Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Andrew A. Herring, md, Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland General Hospital, Alameda Medical Center, 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94062
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  • Dan D. Price, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland General Hospital, Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, California
    • University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Arun Nagdev, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland General Hospital, Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, California
    • University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Barry Simon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland General Hospital, Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, California
    • University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Received 16 June 2009 ,Revised 11 August 2009 ,Accepted 30 August 2009.

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PII: S0736-4679(09)00758-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.08.033

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 83-85 , July 2010

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