Cell body reorganization in the spinal cord after surgery to treat sweaty palms and blushing

The amount of compensatory sweating depends on the patient, the damage that the white rami communicans incurs, and the amount of cell body reorganization in the spinal cord after surgery.
www.ubcmj.com/pdf/ubcmj_2_1_2010_24-29.pdf

After severing the cervical sympathetic trunk, the cells of the cervical sympathetic ganglion undergo transneuronic degeneration
After severing the sympathetic trunk, the cells of its origin undergo complete disintegration within a year.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0442.1967.tb00255.x/abstract

Spinal cord infarction occurring during thoraco-lumbar sympathectomy
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1963;26:418-421 doi:10.1136/jnnp.26.5.418

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Chylothorax as complication of sympathectomy

Chylothorax has been reported as a complication of wide range of other operations, including esophagoscopy, stellate ganglion blockade, thoracic sympathectomy, high translumbar aortography, lung resection, thyroid surgery, and spinal surgery.
http://www.mdconsult.com/books/page.do?eid=4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-4710-0..00074-2--s0250&isbn=978-1-4160-4710-0&type=bookPage&from=content&uniqId=350894912-2