Retroperitoneoscopic lumbar sympathectomy

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.

What is the place of lumbar sympathectomy?

Lumbar sympathectomy accelerates sacrococcygeal wound healing in rats

Pressure Ulcers (PUs) severely impair patient quality of life and account for a high percentage of annual healthcare costs. Lumbar sympathectomy has previously been used for the treatment of chronic leg ulcers. It is still unclear, however, whether lumbar sympathectomy accelerates wound healing in sacrococcygeal skin, a high-risk area for PUs in mostly bedridden patients. Thirty-six Sprague Daw...

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...