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Sympathectomy

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Definition: The removal or interruption of some part of the sympathetic nervous system for therapeutic or research purposes.  do not use /util except by MeSH definition; coord with nerve /surg or plexus /surg (IM or NIM) but note that GANGLIONECTOMY is also available: see note there; lumbar sympathectomy: coord with LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS/surg; coord IM with disease /surg (IM)   
Examples Ganglionectomy; Sympathectomy, Chemical 		Other names Sympathetic Denervation; Denervation, Sympathetic; Sympathetic Denervations; Sympathectomies; Denervations, Sympathetic

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