Laparoscopic correction of experimentally induced diaphragmatic rupture in dogs

PURPOSE:To describe the dog as a model for studying laparoscopic correction of experimental diaphragmatic ruptures.METHODS: Five male dogs were used in this study. Under laparoscopic approach, a defect of 7cm was created on the left ventral insertion of the diaphragm. Fourteen days after this proced...

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Main Authors: Diogo Benchimol de Souza, Carlos Magno Anselmo Mariano, Paulo Sérgio Cruz de Andrade Jr., Gabriela Correa Coelho, Edmundo Jorge Abílio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2015-08-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502015000800537&tlng=en