Endoscopic versus transaxillary thoracic sympathectomy for primary axillary and palmar hyperhidrosis and/or facial blushing: 5-year-experience

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 168-172

  Yilmaz, E N ^a   Dur, A H M ^a   Cuesta, M A ^a   Rauwerda, J A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blushing; Hyperhidrosis; Sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPATHECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLUSHING; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029692919     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)80292-2     Document Type: Article

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