Sympathectomy

A Sympathectomy is a procedure during which at least one sympathetic ganglion is removed.

An example is the highly controversial endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy.

Surgery, Nervous system: neurosurgical and other procedures (ICD-9-CM V3 01–05+89.1, ICD-10-PCS 00–01)
Skull Craniotomy · Craniectomy (Decompressive craniectomy) · Cranioplasty
CNS
Brain

thalamus and globus pallidus: Thalamotomy · Thalamic stimulator · Pallidotomy

ventricular system: Ventriculostomy · Suboccipital puncture · Intracranial pressure monitoring

cerebrum: Psychosurgery (Lobotomy, Bilateral cingulotomy) · Hemispherectomy · Anterior temporal lobectomy

pituitary: Hypophysectomy

hippocampus: Amygdalohippocampectomy

Brain biopsy
Cerebral meninges Meningeal biopsy
Spinal cord and spinal canal

Spinal cord and roots (Cordotomy, Rhizotomy)

Vertebrae and intervertebral discs: see Template:Bone, cartilage, and joint procedures
Medical imaging CT head · Cerebral angiography · Pneumoencephalography · Echoencephalography/Transcranial doppler · MRI of brain and brain stem · Brain PET · SPECT of brain · Myelography
Diagnostic Electroencephalography · Lumbar puncture · Polysomnography
CPRs Glasgow Coma Scale · Mini-mental state examination · NIH stroke scale · CHADS score
PNS
Cranial and peripheral nerves Nerve block · Vagotomy
Sympathetic nerves or ganglia Ganglionectomy · Sympathectomy (Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy)
Nerves (general) Axotomy · Neurectomy · Nerve biopsy
Diagnostic Nerve conduction study · Electromyography
Medical imaging Magnetic resonance neurography

M: CNS

anat(n/s/m/p/4/e/b/d/c/a/f/l/g)/phys/devp

noco(m/d/e/h/v/s)/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(N1A/2AB/C/3/4/7A/B/C/D)

M: PNS

anat(h/r/t/c/b/l/s/a)/phys(r)/devp/prot/nttr/nttm/ntrp

noco/auto/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(N1B)