"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
Monday, January 3, 2011
Sympathectomy is used to treat various conditions, including Raynaud's. But is it effective?
"Recurrent and enhanced vasoconstrictor function 3 months following endoscopic sympathetic block has major implications for its use to treat enhanced vasoconstriction."