What is the place of lumbar sympathectomy?
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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...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of surgery
دوره 69 Suppl شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982