Percutaneous upper thoracic radiofrequency sympathectomy in Raynaud phenomenon a comparison of T2/T3 procedure versus 12 lesion with phenol application

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 425-429

  Gabrhelik, Tomas ^a   Michalek, Pavel ^b   Adamus, Milan ^a   Berta, Emil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OLOMOUC   (Czech Republic)

^b NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHENOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPLICATION SITE SWELLING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCUTANEOUS RADIOFREQUENCY THORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; TEMPERATURE; THORAX; THORAX SURGERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHENOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAYNAUD DISEASE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SYMPATHECTOMY; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549162747     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181b48f9a     Document Type: Article

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