Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Lumbar Sympathectomy.
- Author:
Tae Won KWON
;
Geun Eun KIM
;
Youn Baik CHOI
;
Pyung Chul MIN
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Retroperitoneal laparoscopic lumbar sympathectomy
- MeSH:
Humans;
Lower Extremity;
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive;
Sympathectomy*
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
1998;54(1):124-128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Seven cases of retroperitoneal laparoscopic lumbar sympathectomy were successfully performed in 10 patients with ischemic lesions of lower limbs or ischemic rest pain between June, 1996 and October, 1996. All patients had nonreconstructable distal vessels on femoral angiogram. Our techniques of retroperitoneal laparoscopic lumbar sympathectomy is described in detail. Procedure offers the advantage of minimally invasive surgery and can be performed more efficiently as the experience of the surgeon accumulates.
