Gangrene following lumbar sympathectomy for arteriosclerotic peripheral vascular disease.
1952
J P WOODHALL
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007866
Leg
The inferior part of the lower extremity between the KNEE and the ANKLE.
Legs
D005734
Gangrene
Death and putrefaction of tissue usually due to a loss of blood supply.
Gangrenes
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001161
Arteriosclerosis
Thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES of all sizes. There are many forms classified by the types of lesions and arteries involved, such as ATHEROSCLEROSIS with fatty lesions in the ARTERIAL INTIMA of medium and large muscular arteries.
Arterioscleroses
D013562
Sympathectomy
The removal or interruption of some part of the sympathetic nervous system for therapeutic or research purposes.