How To Use Sympathectomy In A Sentence
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Sympathectomy has failed to secure a place in ophthalmic surgery, sclerotomy has not been found adequate, and cyclodialysis is not sufficiently simple of execution or permanently beneficial in its results to give it prominence.
Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913
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Sympathectomy has failed to secure a place in ophthalmic surgery, sclerotomy has not been found adequate, and cyclodialysis is not sufficiently simple of execution or permanently beneficial in its results to give it prominence.
Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913
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An endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy can be performed, in which the some of the nerves that cause the facial blood vessels to widen are cut.
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This is called an endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy, and is done under a general anaesthetic.
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As sweating is mediated through the sympathetic nervous system, selective sympathectomy appears to be the most effective method to permanently rid patients of palmar hyperhidrosis.
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Other treatments, such as physiotherapy, biofeedback and surgical sympathectomy, were noted.
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In severe cases, a surgical treatment called sympathectomy can be performed.
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The precision of surgical sympathectomy is important - it must completely denervate the appropriate limb to be effective.
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Physicians can inject neurolytic chemicals via percutaneous injection and can perform surgical sympathectomy using an endoscope or through a larger incision site.
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If opiate analgesia remains inadequate, then lumbar sympathectomy (surgical or chemical) or spinal cord stimulation may help.
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Nurses in the ambulatory surgery department admitted Mr R for a bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy without complications.
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Since 1997, we have been performing bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy as outpatient procedures.
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Before 1953, procedures such as stellate ganglion block, cervical sympathectomy, thrombectomy of occluded carotid arteries, and carotid bifurcation ligation, were used.
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For the most severe cases, there's a surgical procedure called thorasocopic sympathectomy: A small incision is made in the armpit, and the nerve that controls sweating is cut.
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During an endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy, a small clip is surgically attached to the sweatgland nerves to restrict the flood waters.
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Before 1953, procedures such as stellate ganglion block, cervical sympathectomy, thrombectomy of occluded carotid arteries, and carotid bifurcation ligation, were used.
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More aggressive approaches include sympathetic blocks and surgical sympathectomy.
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If the syndrome is recognised and treated early then many patients gain prolonged relief from drugs or chemical or surgical sympathectomy.
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If the patient received pain relief after the 12-block series but the pain recurs after a short period of time, surgical sympathectomy (as discussed later) is indicated.
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Patients were excluded from the study if they had a recent myocardial infarction, major hemorrhage or lumbar sympathectomy, or had conditions or were taking medications that could interfere with the study.
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Some authors advocate using permanent sympathectomy when the sympathetic nerve blocks no longer prove effective.
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For very resistant and distressing cases, where all other treatments fail, a surgical procedure called thoracoscopic sympathectomy is available.
