The amount of compensatory sweating depends on the patient, the damage that the white rami communicans incurs, and the amount of cell body reorganization in the spinal cord after surgery.
Other potential complications include inadequate resection of the ganglia, gustatory sweating, pneumothorax, cardiac dysfunction, post-operative pain, and finally Horner’s syndrome secondary to resection of the stellate ganglion.
www.ubcmj.com/pdf/ubcmj_2_1_2010_24-29.pdf

After severing the cervical sympathetic trunk, the cells of the cervical sympathetic ganglion undergo transneuronic degeneration
After severing the sympathetic trunk, the cells of its origin undergo complete disintegration within a year.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0442.1967.tb00255.x/abstract

Thursday, May 29, 2014

cardiovascular effects, tremulousness and sweating produced by thyroid hormones can be reduced or abolished by sympathectomy

Although, plasma catecholamine levels are normal in hyperthyroidism, the cardiovascular effects, tremulousness and sweating produced by thyroid hormones can be reduced or abolished by sympathectomy. (p. 133)

Introduction To Endocrinology

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ENDOCRINOLOGY CHANDRA S. NEGI
PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2009 - Endocrinology - 455 pages

Chest pain, chest hypersensitivity, arm pain, paraesthesias of the upper limb and the thoracic wall, and recurrent pain in the axillary region have all been described

Chest pain, chest hypersensitivity, arm pain, paraesthesias of the upper limb and the thoracic wall, and recurrent pain in the axillary region have all been described. Intra-operative intrapleural analgesia using bupivacaine can help reduce postoperative pain. Using a 5 mm rather than 1cm post causes less postoperative discomfort, particularly in women with narrow intercostal spaces.

Complications in Vascular and Endovascular SurgeryHow to avoid them and how to get out of trouble

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Jonothan J Earnshaw,Michael Wyatt,
tfm Publishing LimitedJan 1, 2012 - Medical - 318 pages

Monday, May 26, 2014

Sympathectomy impaired the PTH response to hypocalcaemia

"Sympathectomy impaired the PTH response to hypocalcaemia

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volume 10 Issue 1, Pages 37 - 53
Published Online: 28 Jun 2008"


Sunday, May 25, 2014

Effects of cervical sympathectomy, stage of the estrous cycle and estradiol treatment

C A CA Nagle, D P DP Cardinali and J M JM Rosner Life Sci 13(8):1089-103 (1973) PMID 4357690

Changes in TH mRNA levels after cold stress or sympathectomy were eliminated by denervation of the adrenal gland

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2427735

Effect of local sympathectomy on 24-h changes in mitogenic responses and lymphocyte subset populations

Wistar male rats received a bilateral superior cervical ganglionectomy or sham-operation and 10 days later were injected with Freund’s complete adjuvant or its vehicle. Two days later, rats were killed at six different time intervals throughout a 24-h cycle. The mitogenic effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and concanavalin A (Con A) and the relative size of lymphocyte subset populations were measured in submaxillary lymph nodes. Cells from sympathectomized lymph nodes showed a lower response to Con A. Freund’s adjuvant injection decreased amplitude of daily rhythm in Con A response, an effect prevented by denervation. Generally, ganglionectomy increased Con A response at the early phase of arthritis. Acrophases for Con A and LPS effect occurred at early afternoon and did not change after ganglionectomy. Administration of Freund’s adjuvant caused a 10-h advance in acrophase of LPS mitogenic activity, an effect prevented by ganglionectomy. Significant 24-h rhythms were observed in relative size of lymph node B and T cells. Denervation augmented amplitude of rhythm in B cells in adjuvant’s vehicle-injected rats. As far as T lymphocyte subsets, acrophases occurred at the afternoon (CD4+ and CD4+–CD8+ cell types) or at night (CD8+ cell types). Immunization augmented amplitude of 24-h rhythms in CD4+–CD8+ cells regardless of innervation whereas denervation counteracted the suppression of daily rhythm in CD8+ cells seen in arthritis. The results indicate that some of the changes seen in 24-h organization of immune responses in lymph nodes at an early phase of arthritis are modified by severing the local sympathetic nerves.
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