Regeneration of the nerves in the aerial cavity with an artificial nerve conduit --reconstruction of chorda tympani nerve gaps-.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS:Due to its anatomical features, the chorda tympani nerve (CTN) is sometimes sacrificed during middle ear surgery, resulting in taste dysfunction. We examined the effect of placing an artificial nerve conduit, a polyglycolic acid (PGA)-collagen tube, across the gap in the sectio...

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Main Authors: Toshiaki Yamanaka, Hiroshi Hosoi, Takayuki Murai, Takehiko Kobayashi, Yuji Inada, Tatsuo Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24691095/pdf/?tool=EBI