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Cervicothoracic sympathectomy is indicated for:
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Hyperhidrosis of the hands.
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Advanced cases of Raynaud’s phenomenon (its value is limited with this disease because of a 50% recurrence rate within 1–2 years).
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Wells, F.C., Coonar, A.S. (2018). Cervicothoracic Sympathectomy. In: Thoracic Surgical Techniques. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66270-1_20
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