Experimental model for evaluation of the cutaneous sensitivity of the abdomen

The purpose of this study is to report an experimental model to evaluate several modalities of sensibility and to map the areas of the abdominal wall with decreased sensibility after abdominoplasty. Patients were divided in two groups: in the control group, patients had no previous abdominal incisio...

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Main Authors: Andreia Bufoni Farah, Fábio Xerfan Nahas, Élvio Bueno Garcia, Lydia Masako Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2004-12-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502004000700018