Definition: Sympathectomy using chemicals (e.g., 6-hydroxydopamine or guanethidine) which selectively and reversibly destroy adrenergic nerve endings while leaving cholinergic nerve endings intact.
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
Other names Denervation, Sympathetic, Chemical; Chemosympathectomy; Sympathetic Denervations, Chemical; Sympathectomies, Chemical; Denervations, Chemical Sympathetic; Denervation, Chemical Sympathetic; Chemosympathectomies; Chemical Sympathetic Denervations; Chemical Sympathectomies; Sympathetic Denervation, Chemical; Chemical Sympathetic Denervation; Chemical Sympathectomy
