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Reinnervation of the diaphragm by the inferior laryngeal nerve to the phrenic nerve in ventilator-dependent tetraplegic patients with C3-5 damage

The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of unilateral diaphragmatic reinnervation in humans by the inferior laryngeal nerve. This pilot study included chronically ventilated tetraplegic patients with destruction of phrenic nerve motoneurons. Five patients were included. They all had a...

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Autores principales: Verin, Eric, Morelot-Panzini, Capucine, Gonzalez-Bermejo, Jesus, Veber, Benoit, Perrouin Verbe, Brigitte, Soudrie, Brigitte, Leroi, Anne Marie, Marie, Jean Paul, Similowski, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5699880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29181382
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00052-2017