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In [[medicine]], '''denervation''' is [[neurosurgical procedure]] that is the "resection or removal of the nerve to an organ or part."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[medicine]], '''denervation''' is [[neurosurgical procedure]] that is the "resection or removal of the nerve to an organ or part."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 06:34, 30 September 2009
In medicine, denervation is neurosurgical procedure that is the "resection or removal of the nerve to an organ or part."[1]
Examples include nerve blocks, vagotomy, and sympathectomy.
Catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation has been studied for resistant hypertension.[2]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Denervation (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Krum H, Schlaich M, Whitbourn R, et al (April 2009). "Catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension: a multicentre safety and proof-of-principle cohort study". Lancet 373 (9671): 1275–81. DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60566-3. PMID 19332353. Research Blogging.