"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
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Horner syndrome continues to occur in about 5% to 10% of cases after upper thoracic sympathectomy for palmar or axillary sympatholysis