http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/106568639/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
Published Online: 2 Dec 2003
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"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
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All possible side effects should be dealt with and written informed consent required
Thoracoscopic sympathicotomy by electrocautery is an irreversible procedure. Thus the indications must be meticulously considered before the final decision to operate is taken by both the surgeon and the patient. All possible side effects should be dealt with and written informed consent required.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/106568639/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/106568639/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0