Preferred Label : sympathectomy, chemical;
MeSH definition : Sympathectomy using chemicals (e.g., 6-hydroxydopamine or guanethidine) which selectively
and reversibly destroy adrenergic nerve endings while leaving cholinergic nerve endings
intact.;
MeSH synonym : chemical sympathectomies; chemical sympathetic denervation; chemosympathectomy; denervation, chemical sympathetic; sympathetic denervations, chemical; chemical sympathectomy; sympathectomies, chemical; denervation, sympathetic, chemical; chemical sympathetic denervations; denervations, chemical sympathetic; sympathetic denervation, chemical; chemosympathectomies;
MeSH annotation : do not use /util except by MeSH definition; coord IM with specific chemical (no qualif)
(NIM) disease /ther (IM); do not confuse with SYMPATHETIC NERVE BLOCK see AUTONOMIC
NERVE BLOCK; coordinate with specific chemical with no qualifiers disease /ther; do not confuse
with SYMPATHETIC NERVE BLOCK see AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK;
Origin ID : D013563;
UMLS CUI : C0039040;
Allowable qualifiers
- Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
Sympathectomy using chemicals (e.g., 6-hydroxydopamine or guanethidine) which selectively
and reversibly destroy adrenergic nerve endings while leaving cholinergic nerve endings
intact.
