Sympathotomy instead of sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis: Minimizing postoperative compensatory hyperhidrosis

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-172

  Atkinson, John L D ^a   Fealey, Robert D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GANGLION; HEMATOPNEUMOTHORAX; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPENSATORY HYPERHIDROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEAT TEST; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHOTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037311210     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/78.2.167     Document Type: Article

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