Are we paying a high price for surgical sympathectomy? A systematic literature review of late complications

Journal of Pain

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 245-257

  Furlan, Andrea D ^a   Mailis, Angela ^a   Papagapiou, Marios ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compensatory hyperhidrosis; Gustatory sweating; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERHIDROSIS; INCIDENCE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROPATHY; REVIEW; SWEATING; SWEDEN; SYMPATHECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033638627     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jpai.2000.19408     Document Type: Article

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