Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for primary palmar hyperhidrosis: Intermediate term results

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 60-64

  Erak, S ^a,b   Sieunarine, K ^a,b   Goodman, M ^a,b   Lawrence Brown, M ^a,b   Bell, R ^a,c   Chandraratna, H ^a,c   Prendergast, F ^a,b  

^a Department of Vascular Surgery ^*  (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endoscopic; Horner's syndrome; Hyperhidrosis; Pneumothorax; Sympathectomy; Transthoracic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0032939822     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01477.x     Document Type: Article

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