Ulnar artery insufficiency: a guide to treatment.
Based o the results of treatment of 28 patients with proved ulnar artery thrombosis, multiple therapeutic regimens, including intra-arterial medications, excision and ligation of the involved segment, environmental modification and biofeedback, sympathectomy, stellate blocks, and excision and vein grafting, and recognizing that no single treatment is suitable for everyone, a patient-oriented treatment algorithm is proposed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D001340:Autonomic Nerve Block; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012110:Reserpine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013233:Stellate Ganglion; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014043:Tolazoline / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation; D014953:Wrist / Q000098:blood supply*
D012110:Reserpine; D014043:Tolazoline