Peripheral sympathectomy for Raynaud's phenomenon: A salvage procedure

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 491-499

  Wang, Wen Her ^a   Lai, Chung Sheng ^a,c   Chang, Kao Ping ^a,c   Lee, Su Shin ^a,c   Yang, Chih Chiang ^b,c   Lin, Sin Daw ^a,c   Liu, Chia Ming ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Peripheral sympathectomy; Raynaud's phenomenon

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY LESION; GANGRENE; HUMAN; PAIN; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; REVIEW; SALVAGE THERAPY; SYMPATHECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33750944185     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70343-2     Document Type: Article

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