Lumbar Sympathectomy for Arteriosclerosis of the Lower Extremities

Abstract

MEDICAL therapy has been disappointing in the painful and disabling effects of arteriosclerosis of the lower extremities. In the past fifteen years an increasing number of patients have been subjected to the operation of lumbar sympathectomy in an effort to improve results. The present report, which is an analysis of 100 patients with arteriosclerosis subjected to this operation, is presented to add to the evidence, already in the literature,^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10} of the value of the procedure in this disease.It is hoped that this analysis will aid in answering certain questions that arise when this operative treatment is proposed for the . . .