Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Palmar Hyperhidrosis. Immediate Results and Postoperative Quality of Life;Tratamiento de la Hiperhidrosis Palmar por Simpatectomía Torácica. Resultados Inmediatos y Calidad de vida Postoperatoria

Archivos de Bronconeumologia

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 67-71

  Loscertales, J ^a   Arroyo Tristan A ^a   Congregado Loscertales, M ^a   Jimenez Merchan R ^a   Giron Arjona J C ^a   Arenas Linares, C ^a   Ayarra Jarne J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hyperhidrosis; Postoperative quality of life; VATS; Video assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOPNEUMOTHORAX; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLEURA DISEASE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; SPAIN; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEORECORDER;

EID: 1542406063     PISSN: 03002896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13056711     Document Type: Article

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