[Hemodynamics of the lower extremities following lumbar sympathectomy]

Peripheral blood circulation was studied in 72 patients (85 extremities) with obliterative arteriosclerosis of lower extremities within 7 days following lumbar sympathectomy with the help of occlusive plethysmography. The outcomes of lumbar sympathectomy were shown to be independent of the level of lesions of lower extremity arteries, changes in plethysmography indices depending on their initial level and stage of the disease.