Endoscopic transthoracoscopic sympathectomy - The Durban experience

South African Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-16

  Singh, B ^a   Haffejee, A A ^a   Moodley, J ^a   Naidu, A G ^a   Rajaruthnam, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSALGIA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INNERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSALGIA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; RAYNAUD DISEASE; RECURRENCE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX;

EID: 0030075679     PISSN: 00382361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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