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Laparoscopic extraperitoneal lumbar sympathectomy: technique and early results
1Department of Surgery, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
A new technique of balloon-assisted laparoscopic lumbar sympathectomy is described and the results of the initial three cases are described. The procedure is technically straightforward and was accomplished without any complications. It should be compared with other techniques of lumbar sympathectomy in comparative trials; however, this early experience is most encouraging.