Transthoracic endoscopic sympathectomy for palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis in children and adolescents

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 475-478

  Lin, T S ^a,b  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endoscopic sympathectomy; Hyperhidrosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BACK; BODY POSITION; CHILD; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT SOLE; GANGLION; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INCISION; LEG; LUNG COLLAPSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; TAIWAN; THORACOSCOPY; TRUNK;

ADOLESCENT; AXILLA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; SYMPATHECTOMY;

EID: 0032818350     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050642     Document Type: Article

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