title: [The experience with thoracoscopic sympathectomy for the treatment of distal lesions of limb arteries].
abstract: The study included 107 patients with distal lesions of limb arteries treated with the use of thoracoscopic sympathectomy. The best results in the early postoperative period were obtained in patients with Raynaud's disease. Modifications introduced into the methods of its treatment permitted to retain effectiveness of sympathectomy till the late postoperative period in 90% of the patients. Surgery for obliterative endarteritis and atherosclerosis was viewed as a possibility to preserve the supporting function of the limb. This purpose was attained in 73.2 and 62.5% of the patients respectively in the early and in 62 and 25% in the late postoperative periods.
authors.forename: Sh I
authors.initials: ShI
authors.lastname: Karimov
authors.forename: U B
authors.initials: UB
authors.lastname: Berkinov
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Krotov
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Ganiev
mesh_terms: D001162:Arteriosclerosis Obliterans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004692:Endarteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005121:Extremities / Q000098:blood supply; D015171:Ganglionectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012307:Risk Factors; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D013562:Sympathectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D013900:Thoracic Nerves / Q000601:surgery; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D013995:Time; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; D016896:Treatment Outcome