SYMPATHECTOMY has been performed frequently on patients with peripheral arterial insufficiency. Clinical results have varied from excellent to very poor, and, in some instances, the insufficiency has been worsened. These varying clinical results have not been completely explained by previous experimental studies.
Effect of Sympathectomy on Blood Flow in Arterial Stenosis *
ALLYN G. MAY, M.D., JAMES A. DE WEESE, M.D., CHARLES G. ROB, M.D.
From the Department of Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and
Dentistry, Rochester 20, New York