Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis: Experience with both cauterization and clamping methods

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 255-267

  Reisfeld, Rafael ^a   Nguyen, Raymond ^a   Pnini, Alon ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Clipping method; Compensatory hidrosis; Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy; Facial sweating; Hyperhidrosis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CLAMP; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUTERY; CHILD; CONSTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036706257     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200208000-00011     Document Type: Article

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