Thoracoscopic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis and raynaud's phenomenon of the upper limb and excessive facial blushing: A five year experience

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 925, 2002, Pages 682-684

  Rajesh, Y S ^a   Pratap, C P ^b   Woodyer, A B ^b  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MORBIDITY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPIC SYMPATHECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLUSHING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAYNAUD DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK LEAVE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036873104     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.78.925.682     Document Type: Article

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