Upper thoracic sympathetic chain neurolysis under CT guidance. A two year follow-up in patients with palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis;Neurolisi percutanea sotto guida TC della catena simpatica toracica superiore. Follow-up a due anni in pazienti con iperidrosi palmare ed ascellare

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 104, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 421-425

  Romano, Maurizio ^a,b,d   Giojelli, Angela ^a   Mainenti, Pier Paolo ^a,b   Tamburrini, Oscar ^c   Salvatore, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interventional radiology, CT guided; Interventions, CT guided; Neurolysis

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; NEEDLE; NEUROLYSIS; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SAFETY; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AXILLA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHENOL; SYMPATHECTOMY, CHEMICAL; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036874146     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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