Plasma catecholamine concentrations in essential hyperhidrosis and effects of thoracoscopic D2-D3 sympathicolysis

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 202-205

  Noppen, M ^a,b   Sevens, C ^a   Gerlo, E ^a   Vincken, W ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

adrenaline; catecholamines; essential hyperhidrosis; noradrenaline; sympathectomy; thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION;

EID: 0030993814     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2362.1997.870647.x     Document Type: Article

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