"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
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Blocks the nerve responsible for narrowing blood vessels
Sympathectomy uses procedures that block or remove the nerve responsible for narrowing blood vessels in the hand.