Chemotherapy has no role. Current Therapy in Vascular Surgery, ed 2. Causalgia, hyperhidrosis, and frostbite are the indications with the highest prediction of success. Transient relief of symptoms with a stellate ganglion block is a good predictor of results for surgical sympathectomy. Collagen vascular disorders such as scleroderma are rarely helped by sympathectomy.
Postoperative ptosis is usually temporary.
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