| Abstract | A 74-year-old woman with peripheral vascular disease suffered from rest pain in the right big toe and intermittent claudication. Because of concomitant venous congestion, a chemical lumbar sympathectomy was considered to carry an increased risk of leg edema. A continuous lumbar sympathetic block with local anesthetic abolished the pain in the toe without side effects. After this reversible block, a chemical lumbar sympathectomy was performed producing pain relief for 4 weeks when the patient was last seen. |
| Authors | P Petriccione di Vadi, W Hamann
(Affiliation: Department of Anaesthetics, Guy's Hospital, London, England.)
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| Journal | The Clinical journal of pain
(Clin J Pain)
Vol. 7
Issue 3
Pg. 230-1
(Sep 1991)
ISSN: 0749-8047 UNITED STATES |
| PMID | 1809432
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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| Topics |
- Aged
- Autonomic Nerve Block
- Humans
- Intermittent Claudication
(complications)
- Male
- Pain
(etiology, therapy)
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
(complications)
- Toes
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