Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for the Treatment of Facial Blushing: Ultrasonic Scalpel Versus Diathermy;Simpatectomía Torácica por Videotoracoscopia para el Tratamiento del Rubor Facial: Bisturí Ultrasónico Frente a Diatermia

Archivos de Bronconeumologia

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-19

  Callejas, M A ^a   Rubio, M ^a   Iglesias, M ^a   Belda, J ^a   Canalis E ^a   Catalan M ^a   Gimferrer, J M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Facial blushing; Ultrasonic scalpel; Video assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy and sympatholysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIATHERMY; FACE DISORDER; FACIAL BLUSHING; GANGLION; HORNER SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURALGIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCALPEL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDER;

EID: 1042265357     PISSN: 03002896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13056081     Document Type: Article

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