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Lumbar Sympathectomy

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Lumbar sympathectomy is a procedure that has been used in the past century for various disease processes. Its role has evolved as treatment modalities for the aforementioned pathologies have advanced. It is currently reserved for patients with complex regional pain syndromes, hyperhidrosis, and vascular disease not amenable to revascularization or other medical therapies.

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  1. Division of Vascular Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, 111 South 11th St., Gibbon Building, Suite 6270, 19107, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Babak Abai M.D., FACS (Assistant professor of Surgery) & Sean P. Ryan M.D. (Vascular Surgery Fellow)

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Abai, B., Ryan, S.P. (2014). Lumbar Sympathectomy. In: Lanzer, P. (eds) PanVascular Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37393-0_196-1

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