Experimental selective sympathicotomy (ramicotomy) and sympathetic regeneration

Comparative analysis of T2 selective division of rami-communicantes (ramicotomy) with T2 sympathetic clipping in the treatment of craniofacial hyperhidrosis.

OBJECTIVE The main cause of dissatisfaction after sympathetic trunk blocking surgery (T2 sympathectomy, sympathetic clipping) for craniofacial hyperhidrosis is compensatory sweating. Preserving sympathetic trunk may decrease the incidence of compensatory sweating, and we introduce T2 ramicotomy, which may better preserve the sympathetic nerve trunk in order to reduce compensatory sweating. ME...

Outpatient thoracoscopic sympathicotomy for axillary osmidrosis.

OBJECTIVE We evaluate the clinical results of thoracoscopic T3-4 sympathicotomy for axillary osmidrosis. METHODS From July 1995 to June 2001, 262 patients (208 females, 54 males) with axillary osmidrosis have been treated by thoracoscopic T3-4 sympathicotomy. All patients were followed up for a minimum of 10 months (average 42 months). The patients were evaluated by telephone or mail question...

Vestibular regeneration – experimental models and clinical implications

Therapies aimed at the protection and/or regeneration of inner ear hair cells are of great interest, given the significant monetary and quality of life impact of balance disorders. Different viral vectors have been shown to transfect various cell types in the inner ear. The past decade has provided tremendous advances in the use of adenoviral vectors to achieve targeted treatment delivery. Seve...

Sympathetic Reinnervation Is Required for Mammalian Cardiac Regeneration.

RATIONALE Although mammalian cardiac regeneration can occur in the neonatal period, the factors involved in this process remain to be established. Because tissue and limb regeneration require concurrent reinnervation by the peripheral nervous system, we hypothesized that cardiac regeneration also requires reinnervation. OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that reinnervation is required for innat...

The Nervous Heart: Role of Sympathetic Reinnervation in Cardiac Regeneration.