Sympathectomy for Raynaud's Phenomenon

Prognosis in Raynaud's Phenomenon after Sympathectomy.

The family history of diabetes in the first-degree relatives of 1,307 patients at the diagnosis of clinical diabetes is compared with a similar family history in 859 control-group subjects. The results are matched for siblings and parents in different age-groups, and are also compared with the known rate of clinical diabetes at different ages. Under 30, compared with a nondiabetic control, a di...

Sympathectomy for Raynaud's phenomenon; follow-up study of 70 women with Raynaud's disease and 54 women with secondary Raynaud's phenomenon.

Follow-up information has been obtained from 70 women with Raynaud's disease and 54 women with secondary Raynaud's phenomenon who hsere subjected to surgical sympathetic denervation of one extremity or more. The results of sympathectomy in the upper and lower extremities are described. The effect of operation on the subsequent course, the complications and sequelae are presented and compared wi...

Surgical sympathectomy for Buerger’s disease

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. It is responsible for ischemic ulcers and extreme pain in the hands and feet. In many cases, notably in patients with the most severe presentations, there is no possibi...

Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Vasospastic Diseases

BACKGROUND Vasospastic disorders (acrocyanosis, Raynaud's syndrome, causalgia) can arise from different etiologic factors, but the pathogenesis is always represented by an altered mechanism of vasal motility. Upper dorsal sympathectomy has been demonstrated to be an effective treatment for these disorders by decreasing peripheral resistances. Surgical technique has shown long-lasting results, a...

Lumbar sympathectomy for peripheral arteriosclerosis.