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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neuromodulation. 2015 Jan 12;18(3):221–227. doi: 10.1111/ner.12260

Table 3.

Comparison (with others above) for Direct serosal temp GES:
  Advantages:

  1. Placed in endo suite

  2. Can stay in for extended periods of time

  3. Placed securely in abdominal wall

  4. Potential to record electrical activity

  5. Possible future placement of permanent device

  Disadvantages:

  1. More invasive than other approaches, such as mucosal

  2. Small risk of perforation and infection

  3. Requires external device, as most others