Thoracoscopic T2-T3 sympathicolysis for essential hyperhidrosis in childhood: Effects on pulmonary function

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 262-264

  Noppen, Marc ^a,b   Dab, I ^a   D'Haese, J ^a   Meysman, M ^a   Vincken, W ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Hyperhidrosis; Pulmonary function; Sympathectomy; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GANGLIONECTOMY; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; LUNG; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0031753462     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199810)26:4<262::AID-PPUL5>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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