Bilateral Raynaud's Disease Treated by Double Peri-Arterial Sympathectomy

Successful treatment of Raynaud’s syndrome in a lupus patient with continuous bilateral popliteal sciatic nerve blocks: a case report

Raynaud's syndrome has been treated medically and invasively, sometimes with regional anesthesia leading up to sympathectomy. We demonstrate that regional anesthesia was in this case a useful technique that can allow some patients to find temporary but significant relief from symptoms of Raynaud's syndrome exacerbation. We present a 43-year-old woman with Raynaud's syndrome secondary to lupus w...

A Case of Thrombo-Angiitis Obliterans Treated by Femoral Peri-Arterial Sympathectomy

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...

Efficacy of cervicothoracic sympathectomy versus conservative management in patients suffering from incapacitating Raynaud's syndrome after frost bite.

BACKGROUND Raynaud's syndrome is a known complication of cold injuries. Stress, smoking and metabolic diseases may further aggravate the disease course. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of Cervico-thoracic sympathectomy as compared to conservative management in severe Raynaud's syndrome after frostbite. METHODS This non-randomized controlled trial was conducted at Railw...

Sympatheetomy 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...