| Leriche's operation | Sympathetic denervation by arterial decortication. Synonym: histonectomy, Leriche's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| leriche's syndrome | <syndrome> A syndrome caused by obstruction of the terminal aorta. It usually occurs in males and is characterised by fatigue in the hips, thighs, or calves on exercising, absence of pulsation in the femoral arteries, impotence, and often pallor and coldness of the lower limbs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Leriche | Rene, French surgeon, 1879-1955. See: Leriche's operation, Leriche's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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