Bilateral retroperitoneoscopic lumbar sympathectomy by unilateral access

Thrombo-Angiitis Obliterans Treated by Bilateral Lumbar Sympathectomy

Thromboangiitis obliterans or Buerger's disease is a relatively common disease in our country and is responsible for many cases of obscure pains and aches in the feet or legs. Its aBtiology is not definite though most certainly there is a low-grade infective factor associated probably with a certain amount of spasmodic element of the musculature of the media of the affected vessels. The diagnos...

Evaluation of lumbar sympathectomy.

L UMBAR SympatklCCtOIny iS a surgical procedure that is now well established as a valuable adjunct in the treatment of selected cases of peripheral arterial disease. Immediateiy following World War II there was much enthusiasm for sympathectomy and as a result many patients with peripheral vascular disease underwent this procedure. In the next few years reports indicating a relatively high perc...

Lumbar sympathectomy for peripheral arteriosclerosis.

Unilateral versus bilateral pedicle screw fixation with posterior lumbar interbody fusion for lumbar degenerative diseases

BACKGROUND Both unilateral pedicle screw fixation with posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) and bilateral pedicle screw fixation with PLIF are used to treat lumbar degenerative diseases (LDD). However, which one is a better treatment for LDD remains considerable controversy. Therefore, the focus of this meta-analysis was to assess the merits and shortcomings of efficacy of these 2 surgical ...

Acute renal failure due to bilateral ureteric necrosis following percutaneous chemical lumbar sympathectomy

We report a case of acute renal failure as a result of obstructive uropathy as a consequence of instillation of phenol used for chemical sympathectomy in Beurger's disease of the lower limbs. Extensive bilateral ureteral necrosis occurred as a result of phenol instillation that. Such practices are still common among the general surgeons and such a complication has not been described before.