A sacrococcygeal teratoma and a sacral agenesis represent a contraindication to a caudal block. We report two cases where the optimal use of ultrasound helped place a sacral intervertebral catheter in two neonates. Radiological and ultrasound studies of the sacrum and spine should be available before performing the procedure.
The cover image is based on the Case Report Continuous ultrasound‐guided sacral intervertebral block for postoperative analgesia in neonates by Mihaela Visoiu, Lu’ay Nubani, and Michael Dustin Nicolay., https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.14305
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