Deep Wound Infection After Vagus Nerve Stimulator Implantation: Treatment Without Removal of the Device
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- 23 January 2001
- Vol. 42 (1) , 133-135
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.23800.x
Abstract
Summary: Effective treatment of deep wound infection without removal of a previously implanted foreign body is difficult. The Neurocybernetic Prosthesis (NCP) System (Cyberonics Inc., Webster, TX, U....Keywords
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