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{{Short description|Surgical removal of a sympathetic nervous system ganglion}}
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A '''sympathectomy''' is an irreversible procedure during which at least one [[sympathetic ganglion]] is removed. One example is the lumbar sympathectomy, which is advised for occlusive arterial disease in which L2 and L3 ganglia along with intervening sympathetic trunk are removed leaving behind the L1 ganglion which is responsible for ejaculation. Another example is [[endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy]].

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* [[Hyperhidrosis]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/sympathectomy|title=Sympathectomy|website=www.hopkinsmedicine.org|date=19 November 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref>
* [[raynaud's phenomenon|Raynaud syndrome]]<ref name=":0" />
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* [[Peripheral neuropathy|Neuropathic]] pain, although this is controversial<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.cochrane.org/CD002918/SYMPT_cervico-thoracic-or-lumbar-sympathectomy-neuropathic-pain|title=Cervico-thoracic or lumbar sympathectomy for neuropathic pain|journal=Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews|year=2013|doi=10.1002/14651858.CD002918.pub3|language=en|access-date=2019-12-21|last1=Straube|first1=Sebastian|last2=Derry|first2=Sheena|last3=Moore|first3=R Andrew|last4=Cole|first4=Peter|volume=2013 |issue=9|article-number=CD002918|pmid=23999944|pmc=6491249}}</ref>
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==References==
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{{Peripheral nervous system tests and procedures}}
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[[Category:Neurosurgical procedures]]