Sympathectomy
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Comparison of ultrasonic scalpel to electrocautery in patients undergoing endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Sympathectomy is an effective treatment for hyperhidrosis. The ultrasonic scalpel and electrocautery have been used for the procedure, but the use of the ultrasonic scalpel has been promoted as superior to that of electrocautery. This ... Read more...

Skin depigmentation: could it be a complication caused by thoracic sympathectomy?

29 Sep 2009 Primary hyperhidrosis is an idiopathic disorder, and its definitive treatment is obtained through thoracic sympathectomy. However, this procedure is not exempt from complications and compensatory sweating is the main inconvenience described. In this ... Read more...

Effects of chronic hypotension on the adrenergic nervous plexus of the saphenous artery in rats and its regeneration after femoral nerve injury.

21 Sep 2009 The effects of chronic hypotension on the density and intensity of fluorescence (after treatment with glyoxylic acid) of the plexus of adrenergic fibers in the wall of the saphenous artery and on the reinnervation of this vessel were studied in ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sympathectomy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Comparison of ultrasonic scalpel to electrocautery in patients undergoing endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy. 29 Sep 2009
• Skin depigmentation: could it be a complication caused by thoracic sympathectomy? 29 Sep 2009
• Effects of chronic hypotension on the adrenergic nervous plexus of the saphenous artery in rats and its regeneration after femoral nerve injury. 21 Sep 2009
• Vasopressin is a major vasoconstrictor involved in hindlimb vascular responses to stimulation of adenosine A(1) receptors in the nucleus of the solitary tract. 9 Sep 2009
• Renal sympathetic-nerve ablation for uncontrolled hypertension. 25 Aug 2009
• Diagnosis and management of neuropathic pain. 10 Aug 2009
• Reoperative endoscopic sympathectomy for persistent or recurrent palmar hyperhidrosis. 30 Jul 2009
• A major role for perifornical orexin neurons in the control of glucose metabolism in rats. 8 Jul 2009
• Uniportal versus biportal video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis. 3 Jul 2009
• [Comparative analysis of lower extremities tissue perfusion by the use of perfusion scintigraphy method after hyperbaric oxygenation and lumbar sympathectomy] 29 Jun 2009
• [Current treatment of focal hyperhidrosis. Surgical approaches] 29 Jun 2009
• Bilateral thoracoscopic T2 to T3 sympathectomy versus botulinum injection in palmar hyperhidrosis. 29 Jun 2009
• Experimental selective sympathicotomy (ramicotomy) and sympathetic regeneration. 27 Jun 2009
• Surgical treatment of focal hyperhidrosis. 24 Jun 2009
• Effect of sympathectomy level on the incidence of compensatory hyperhidrosis after sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis. 23 Jun 2009
• Renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension. 18 Jun 2009
• Mechanism of stretch-activated excitatory and inhibitory responses in the lower esophageal sphincter. 9 Jun 2009
• [Hypertensiology 2009] 8 Jun 2009
• Retroperitoneoscopic lumbar sympathectomy for plantar hyperhidrosis. 2 Jun 2009
• Thoracoscopic sympathetic clipping for hyperhidrosis: long-term results and reversibility. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Sympathectomy'

Definition: The removal or interruption of some part of the sympathetic nervous system for therapeutic or research purposes.

Descriptor UI: D013562

Alternative terms: Sympathectomy; Sympathectomies; Denervation, Sympathetic; Denervations, Sympathetic; Sympathetic Denervations; Sympathetic Denervation;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E04.525.210.080.800;

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition; coord with nerve /surg or plexus /surg (IM or NIM) but note that GANGLIONECTOMY is also available: see note there; lumbar sympathectomy: coord with LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS/surg; coord IM with disease /surg (IM)