[Locoregional anesthesia in digestive surgery].

Many regional anesthetic techniques can be used in the setting of abdominal surgery. Spinal anesthesia has limited indications for lower abdominal surgery (below T10), especially abdominal wall surgery and anal surgery. Indications of epidural anesthesia are quite similar, while epidural analgesia can be extensively used for postoperative analgesia, provided great attention is paid to strict monitoring and safety rules. Finally, peripheral regional anesthetic techniques are discussed, highlighting their advantages in this particular setting.