LUMBAR SYMPATHOLYSIS

Course overview

LUMBAR SYMPATHOLYSIS CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC PAIN IN THE LOWER EXTREMITY AS A RESULT OF NUMEROUS ETIOLOGIES. SYMPATHECTOMY IS COMMONLY PERFORMED BY CHEMICAL NEUROLYSIS, RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION, OR SURGICALLY WITH VARIATIONS IN TECHNIQUE. THE MOST COMMON INDICATIONS FOR THIS PROCEDURE INCLUDE LOWER EXTREMITY COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME, CIRCULATORY INSUFFICIENCY IN THE LEG, PHANTOM LIMB PAIN, ERYTHROMELALGIA, POST-HERPETIC NEURALGIA, AND HYPERHIDROSIS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE LUMBAR SYMPATHOLYSIS TECHNIQUE, ANATOMY, AND CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS. IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO LUMBAR SYMPATHOLYSIS.