Cervico-thoracic or lumbar sympathectomy for neuropathic pain and complex regional pain syndrome

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Straube, Sebastian ^a   Derry, Sheena ^b   Moore, R Andrew ^b   Cole, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERVICOTHORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; HUMAN; LUMBAR SYMPATHECTOMY; NEURALGIA; NEUROLYSIS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SPINE SURGERY; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHEMICAL SYMPATHECTOMY; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; INNERVATION; LEG; NECK; PROCEDURES; THORAX; METHODOLOGY;

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHENOL;

CATHETER ABLATION; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; HUMANS; LEG; NECK; NEURALGIA; PHENOL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHECTOMY, CHEMICAL; SYMPATHOLYTICS; THORAX;

EID: 84898746932     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002918.pub3     Document Type: Review

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