Minimally invasive surgery: Video endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 673-678

  Kao, M C ^a   Lin, J Y ^a   Chen, Y L ^a   Hsieh, C S ^a   Cheng, L C J ^a   Huang, S J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adequate sympathectomy; Compensatory hyperhidrosis; Craniofacial hyperhidrosis; Horner's syndrome; Palmar skin temperature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SYMPATHECTOMY; TAIWAN; VERTEBRA; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SYMPATHECTOMY; TAIWAN; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0030227304     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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