Cervico-Thoracic Chemical Sympatectomy: anterior approach.
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Sympathectomy is a destructive procedure that aims to interrupt the conduction of the sympathetic nervous system using chemicals (alcohol, phenol), temperature (radiofrequency, cryoablation), or direct surgical resection. The regeneration of the sympathetic nervous system that occurs after these procedures is not uncommon and is usually evident between three and six months after the intervention.
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