"Sympathectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The removal or interruption of some part of the sympathetic nervous system for therapeutic or research purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D013562
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.525.210.105.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Sympathectomy- Sympathectomy
- Sympathectomies
- Sympathetic Denervation
- Denervation, Sympathetic
- Denervations, Sympathetic
- Sympathetic Denervations
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sympathectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Mohan R, Cox J, Puri AS, Elnazeir M, Singh J, Mayo S, Gebhardt BR. Supraclavicular Nerve Block Sympathectomy for Refractory Arterial Vasospasm During Subclavian Stenting Procedure and Entrapped Arterial Catheter. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023 02; 37(2):330-331.
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Hofferberth SC, Cecchin F, Loberman D, Fynn-Thompson F. Left thoracoscopic sympathectomy for cardiac denervation in patients with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Jan; 147(1):404-9.
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Volchok J, Santamarina R, Sadighi P. Transaxillary thoracoscopically assisted sympathectomy for nonhealing ulcers in scleroderma: a case report of successful treatment. Curr Surg. 2005 May-Jun; 62(3):348-50.
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McNulty JA, Relfson M, Fox LM, Fox LM, Kus L, Handa RJ, Schneider GB. Circadian analysis of mononuclear cells in the rat following pinealectomy and superior cervical ganglionectomy. Brain Behav Immun. 1990 Dec; 4(4):292-307.
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Spodick DH. Partial sympathetic denervation for variant angina pectoris. Am J Cardiol. 1983 Nov 01; 52(8):1153.
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HURWITZ A, GURWITZ J. Relief of pain in chronic relapsing pancreatitis by unilateral sympathectomy. Arch Surg (1920). 1950 Aug; 61(2):379-86.