"Sympathectomy is a technique about which we have limited knowledge, applied to disorders about which we have little understanding." Associate Professor Robert Boas, Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australasian College of Anaesthetists and the Royal College of Anaesthetists, The Journal of Pain, Vol 1, No 4 (Winter), 2000: pp 258-260
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Symathectomy - controversial procedure
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF AUSTRALASIAN SURGEONS DECLARES THAT ENDOSCOPIC THORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY IS A CONTROVERSIAL PROCEDURE, WITH NO INDEPENDENT STUDIES TO SUPPORT THE SAFETY OR EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SURGERY.