Resympathectomy for palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1504-1505

  Hsu, C P ^a,b   Chen, C Y ^a   Hsia, J Y ^a   Shai, S E ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AXILLA; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SYMPATHECTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031758069     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1998.00905.x     Document Type: Article

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