Reconstruction of the abdominal vagus nerve using sural nerve grafts in canine models.

BACKGROUND: Recently, vagus nerve preservation or reconstruction of vagus has received increasing attention. The present study aimed to investigate the feasibility of reconstructing the severed vagal trunk using an autologous sural nerve graft. METHODS: Ten adult Beagle dogs were randomly assigned t...

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Main Authors: Jingbo Liu, Jun Wang, Fen Luo, Zhiming Wang, Yin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3612066?pdf=render