Successful thoracoscopic sympathectomy for primary erythromelalgia in the upper extremities

Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 524-526

  Nakajima, Yuki ^a   Koizumi, Kiyoshi ^a   Hirata, Tomomi ^a   Hirai, Kyoji ^a   Sakamoto, Atsuhiro ^a   Shimizu, Kazuo ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Primary erythromelalgia; Sympathectomy; Thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDEMA; ERYTHROMELALGIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAIN; RARE DISEASE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; THORACOSCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10044276841     PISSN: 13444964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-004-0003-5     Document Type: Article

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