Experience in thoracoscopic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis with concomitant pleural adhesion

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 258-261

  Lin, Chien Chih ^a   Mo, Lein Ray ^a  

^a TAINAN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hyperhidrosis palmaris; Pleural adhesion; Thoracoscopic sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY;

ADHESIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; GANGLIONECTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL DISEASES; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0029838871     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019509-199608000-00002     Document Type: Article

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