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Variations of the intercostal neurovascular bundle

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Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank Mr. DL Dimbulgasthanna, Mrs. IN Weerasinghe, Mr. WAWDP Navarathna and Mr. KDVI Viraj for technical assistance. Our gratitude is also extended to the deceased and their relatives who granted permission to conduct studies on the donated cadavers.

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  1. R. H. Wijayasinghe, M. M. Manchanayake and P. D. Seneviratne have contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Anatomy Genetics and Biomedical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Y. Mathangasinghe, R. H. Wijayasinghe, M. M. Manchanayake, P. D. Seneviratne, U. M. J. E. Samaranayake & B. M. O. D. Basnayake

  2. Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

    Y. Mathangasinghe

  3. Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

    V. Dassanayake

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YM conceptualized the study. YM, JS, WR, MM, PD, and BM performed material preparation and data collection. YM analyzed the data and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Mathangasinghe, Y., Wijayasinghe, R.H., Manchanayake, M.M. et al. Variations of the intercostal neurovascular bundle. J Anesth 36, 663–664 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-022-03070-7

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