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Sympathectomy MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sympathectomy
Tree Number(s)
E04.525.210.105.800
Unique ID
D013562
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013562
Annotation
coordinate with nerve /‌surg or plexus /‌surg but note that GANGLIONECTOMY is also available; lumbar sympathectomy: coordinate with LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS /‌surg; coordinate with disease /‌surg
Scope Note
The removal or interruption of some part of the sympathetic nervous system for therapeutic or research purposes.
Entry Term(s)
Denervation, Sympathetic
Sympathetic Denervation
NLM Classification #
WL 610
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2017/07/05
Sympathectomy Preferred
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