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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Lumbar sympathectomy is not indicated in -
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The correct answer is  Claudication is managed by conservative means: such as stoppage of smoking, diet, managing lipid abnormalities, excercises. Moreover sympathectomy is not very effective in claudication.
S.Das, 3/e writes about sympathectomy —"Though this operation is not very effective in claudication, yet it has some beneficial role in cases of rest pain and minor ulceration of the toes and fingers."