title: [Severe Raynaud's syndrome treated by lumbar sympathectomy].
abstract: Avoiding exposure of extremities to cold combined with pharmacologic treatment usually suffice in the attempt to suppress the related symptoms of Raynaud's syndrome. This case report describes a severe case of Raynaud's syndrome affecting the lower extremities of a 16-year-old female. She was referred to a centre of vascular surgery with severe vasospasms of the feet. After failed attempts of pharmacologic treatment, a laparoscopic lumbar sympathectomy was performed with no complications and a slight reduction of symptoms three years post-surgically.
authors.affiliation: t_thomsen@me.com.
authors.forename: Thomas Laden
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Thomsen
authors.forename: Ole
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Roeder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000473:pathology; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus / Q000601:surgery; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D013562:Sympathectomy