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An 11‐year‐old girl with reflex sympathetic dystrophy successfully treated by thoracoscopic sympathectomy
Author(s) -
Honjyo K,
Hamasaki Y,
Kita M,
Harano K,
Totoki T,
Miyazaki S
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08621.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dystrophy , reflex , girl , sympathectomy , anesthesia , surgery , psychology , developmental psychology , pathology
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.