Facial-hypoglossal nerve anastomosis using laser nerve welding

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 687-691

  Hwang, Kun ^a   Kim, Sun Goo ^a   Kim, Dae Joong ^a  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cholera toxin; Lasers; Nerve regeneration; Nerve transfer

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT;

ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CELL COUNT; CELL LABELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EVALUATION; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE CELL; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESUSCITATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL COUNT; CHOLERA TOXIN; COLORING AGENTS; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL PARALYSIS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746793234     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200607000-00014     Document Type: Article

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