Video assistance reduces complication rate of thoracoscopic sympathicotomy for hyperhidrosis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1177-1181

  Zacherl, Johannes ^a   Imhof, Martin ^a   Huber, Erik R ^a   Plas, Eugen G ^a   Herbst, Friedrich ^a   Jakesz, Raimund ^a   Függer, Reinhold ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; SPINAL GANGLION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHICOTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RHINITIS; SWEATING, GUSTATORY; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0032696226     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00718-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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