The nerve of Kuntz is an important landmark in –
Correct Answer: Cervicodorsal sympathectomy
Description: • Nerve of Kuntz: Thoracic origin of a sympathetic supply to the upper limb
• An inconstant intrathoracic ramus which joined the 2nd intercostal nerve to the ventral ramus of the 1st thoracic nerve, proximal to the point where the latter gave a large branch to the brachial plexus, has become known as the ‘nerve of Kuntz’
• These variant sympathetic pathways may be responsible for the recurrence of symptoms after sympathectomy surgery.
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