J Korean Surg Soc.
1998 Jan;54(1):124-128.
Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Lumbar Sympathectomy
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine.
- 2Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
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.
