Microsurgical distal sympathectomy in chronic vasospastic syndromes of the hand

International Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 88-92

  Ortensi, Andrea ^a   Salsano, Felice ^a   Trinchi, Stefano ^a,b   D'Orazi, Valerio ^a   Pisarri, Simonetta ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adventitiectomy; Chronic digital ischemia; Microsurgical local sympathectomy; Raynaud's phenomenon; Varioscope AF 30

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SYMPATHECTOMY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RAYNAUD DISEASE; SYMPATHECTOMY;

EID: 23044457680     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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