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Figure 5. Preganglionic sympathectomy as depicted by division of the RCA from T2 to T4. The sympathetic chain is left intact. RCA:
rami communicantes albi; RCG: rami communicantes grisei; G: sympathetic ganglion
Figure 6. Postganglionic sympathectomy as depicted by division of the RCG from T2 to T4. The sympathetic chain is left intact. RCA:
rami communicantes albi; RCG: rami communicantes grisei; G: sympathetic ganglion
Using the technique of selective sympathectomy with the division of the postganglionic RCG for T2 to
T4, these authors showed a 95% reduction in perspiration and a compensatory hyperhidrosis rate of
