Improvements in video-endoscopic sympathicotomy for the treatment of palmar, axillary, facial, and palmar-plantar hyperhidrosis

European Journal of Surgery, Supplement

Volumn 164, Issue 580, 1998, Pages 9-11

  Duarte, Joao B V ^a   Kux, Peter ^a  

^a Hospital Mater Dei   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Axillary hyperhidrosis; Facial hyperhidrosis; Palmar hyperhidrosis; Plantar hyperhidrosis; Sympathicotomy; Videothoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FACE; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HAND PALM; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; VIDEORECORDING; ENDOSCOPY; FOOT; HAND; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AXILLA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FACE; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0031596474     PISSN: 1102416X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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