Wednesday, April 30, 2008

ARE WE PAYING A HIGH PRICE FOR SYMPATHECTOMY?

www.spinalinjection.com/pdf/newsletters/Summer2001.pdf


A Systematic Literature Review of Late Complications

Conclusions: Surgical sympathectomy irrespective of approach is accompanied by several potentially
disabling complications.


Andrea Furlan
MD, Angela Mailis
MD, MSc, FRCPC (PhysMed) and
Marios Papagapiou
MSc
Comprehensive Pain Program
and Toronto Western Hospital Research Institute
The Toronto Western Hospital, and Institute for Work & Health
, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada.