title: [Upper thoracic sympathectomy in treatment of upper limb ischaemia in distal lesions of the arterial bed].
abstract: Analysed herein was efficacy of 76 videothoracoscopic upper chest sympathectomies performed for upper limb ischaemia in a total of 61 patients. Of these, 15 patients were found to suffer bilateral lesions. The findings of clinical follow up and instrumental examinations (laser Doppler flowmetry, rheovasography, measuring transcranial oxygen tension in tissues) made it possible to draw a conclusion on efficacy of upper chest sympathectomy in distal lesions of the vascular bed of the upper extremities.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Alukhanian
authors.forename: Kh G
authors.initials: KhG
authors.lastname: Martirosian
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Aristov
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Kurganskiĭ
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001785:Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017078:Laser-Doppler Flowmetry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013562:Sympathectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013909:Thorax; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D055815:Young Adult