Surgical sympathectomy for Buerger’s disease
JRSM Open, 2017 Buerger's disease is characterized by recurring progressive inflammation and occlusions in small and medium arteries and veins of the limbs. Its cause is unknown, but it is most common in young men with a history of tobacco use.
Daniel G Cacione +3 more
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Single incision thoracoscopic sympathectomy for palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis
SAGE Open Medicine, 2014 Background: Primary hyperhidrosis is characterized by excessive sweating beyond physiological needs. It is a common disease (incidence 2.8%) that causes intense discomfort for patients.
Aram Baram
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Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques, 2010 Introduction: Lumbar sympathectomy seems to be technically a much more demanding procedure than thoracic sympathectomy.Nevertheless, some patients require this particular procedure.
Tomasz Stefaniak +8 more
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Pain Management in Erythromelalgia: A Systematic Review and Graded Appraisal Across Etiological Subtypes. [PDF]
Eur J PainABSTRACT Introduction Erythromelalgia is a rare disorder characterised by burning pain, erythema and increased skin temperature in the extremities. Its pathophysiological heterogeneity, together with variable treatment responses, complicates management in the absence of evidence‐based guidelines.
Racca C +8 more
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Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis: Technique and results
Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2007 Outline: We review the clinical features of hyperhidrosis and the range of treatments used for this condition. We describe in detail the technique of endoscopic sympathectomy.
Cina C, Cina M, Clase C
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Functional Recovery in Refractory Lower-Limb Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Following KAFO-Assisted Rehabilitation: A Longitudinal Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepOverview of the clinical course, KAFO‐assisted rehabilitation, and functional outcomes in refractory lower‐limb CRPS. ABSTRACT To describe the longitudinal functional recovery of a patient with refractory lower‐limb complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), a disabling condition associated with pain and motor dysfunction, following individualized KAFO ...
Marreiros H.
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Neural Regeneration Research, 2017 Local sympathetic denervation by surgical sympathectomy is used in the treatment of lower limb ulcers and ischemia, but the restoration of cutaneous sympathetic nerve functions is less clear.
Zhi-fang Zheng +5 more
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Comparative Study Between Conventional Thoracoscopic Dorsal Sympathectomy versus Selective Sympathectomy in Treatment of Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis in Children [PDF]
Al-Azhar International Medical JournalBackground: Children and adolescents with primary palmar hyperhidrosis have significant functional, psychological, and social suffering due to this chronic illness.
Ahmed Elgamal +3 more
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Robotic Selective Dorsal Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis
, 2022 Presently, hyperhidrosis is the most important established indication for thoracic sympathectomy. Historically, surgical sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis has been associated with three areas of controversy: the surgical approach; the technique of ...
Farid Gharagozloo (13364691)
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Cardiac Dysregulation and Myocardial Injury in a 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Rat Model of Sympathetic Denervation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Cardiac sympathetic denervation is found in various cardiac pathologies; however, its relationship with myocardial injury has not been thoroughly investigated.Twenty-four rats were assigned to the normal control group (NC), sympathectomy control group ...
Yue-Hua Jiang +7 more
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