RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block JF Saudi Medical Journal JO Saudi Med J FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City SP 92 OP 96 DO 10.15537/smj.2018.1.20943 VO 39 IS 1 A1 Çevikkalp, Eralp A1 Erbüyün, Koray A1 Erbüyün, Serpil C. A1 Ok, Gülay YR 2018 UL http://smj.org.sa/content/39/1/92.abstract AB Pediatric regional anesthesia is widely used to relieve postoperative pain after abdominal surgery. Commonly used techniques of regional anesthesia include lumbar epidural and caudal block. However, the use of central neuraxial blockade has limitations. It is contraindicated in patients with clotting abnormalities, spinal dysraphism with tethered cord syndrome, meningomyelocele, and following spinal surgery with instrumentation. Ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block is a new method of regional anesthesia that can be used in settings where central neuraxial blockade is contraindicated. In this study, we present 5 pediatric cases in which major abdominal surgery was performed but central neuraxial blockade could not be carried out due to spinal abnormalities.