Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 7 , Pages 974-978 , July 2002

Thoracoscopic placement of phrenic nerve electrodes for diaphragmatic pacing in children

Presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Section on Surgery of the American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, California, October 19-21, 2001.

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☆ Address reprint requests to Donald B. Shaul, MD, 4650 Sunset Blvd, MS #100, Los Angeles, CA 90027.

PII: S0022-3468(02)00006-4

doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.33821

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 37, Issue 7 , Pages 974-978 , July 2002

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