1.
Mich Med
; 96(11): 42-3, 55, 1997 Nov.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9397675
2.
J Pain Symptom Manage
; 8(7): 483-91, 1993 Oct.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7525779
RESUMO
Twenty-four individuals with sympathetically maintained pain were treated by posterior paravertebral T2 sympathectomy following transient response to sympathetic nerve blockade. Eight surgical patients (33.4%) had causalgia, and 16 patients (66.4%) suffered with reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Overall, physical evidence of improvement was noted in 87% of surgical patients, with subjective improvement in 71%. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy patients fared better than those with causalgia. Complications were minor. The techniques employed appear safe and effective; a multidisciplinary approach with neurosurgery, physiatry, anesthesiology, psychology, and allied health services is recommended.