Technique for implanting intramuscular electrodes in the diaphragm by videolaparoscopy in pigs

PURPOSE: To describe a novel approach for implanting intramuscular electrodes in the diaphragm through videolaparoscopy. METHODS: We used twelve pigs for this videolaparoscopic technique, which permits at the same time to explore the diaphragm, to locate its motor points and to fix the electrodes...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Guellner Ghedini, Artur de Oliveira Paludo, Rodrigo Mariano, Éverton Franco Silva, Leonardo Dalla Giacomassa Rocha Thomaz, Gustavo Diehl, Lucas Elias Lise Simoneti, Igor Pires Drachler, Cristiano Feijó Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2016-02-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/acb/v31n2/0102-8650-acb-31-02-00138.pdf