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An 11-year-old girl with reflex sympathetic dystrophy successfully treated by thoracoscopic sympathectomy
1Department of Pediatrics, Saga Medical School, Saga City, Japan.
Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|August 1, 1997
Abstract:
We report on an 11-year-old girl with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) complaining of severe pain in her right upper extremity. Oral administration of narcotics or non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs gave no relief in pain. Thoracoscopic electrocauterization of the thoracic sympathetic ganglion at the level of T3 was performed 3 months after the start of symptoms, and brought complete resolution of pain.