title: Dermofluorography as a possibility for therapeutic control following sympathectomy.
abstract: The assessment of completeness of a sympathectomy can be objectively recorded and documented by dermofluorography. This method enables measurement of increased skin perfusion which leads to an earlier appearance time and steeper initial rise in fluorescence of intravenously administered sodium fluorescein. The most significant parameters are the quotients of the average appearance time and the initial rise in fluorescence of the untreated versus treated leg. Following a successful lumbar sympathectomy, these parameters were outside 3 standard deviations of the values obtained from healthy test persons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, RWTH Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Böhler
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wienert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D019793:Fluorescein; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005452:Fluoresceins; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D013562:Sympathectomy
chemical_list: D005452:Fluoresceins; D019793:Fluorescein