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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia
2016-02-01
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Series: | Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/acb/v31n2/0102-8650-acb-31-02-00138.pdf |