Thoracoscopic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis: Is there a learning curve?

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 370-375

  Kopelman, D ^a   Hashmonai, M ^a,b   Ehrenreich, M ^a   Assalia, A ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dorsal nerve; Palmar hyperhidrosis; Thoracoscopic sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GANGLIONECTOMY; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0031715090     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019509-199810000-00011     Document Type: Article

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