Experience with limited endoscopic thoracic sympathetic block for hyperhidrosis and facial blushing

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 52-57

  Neumayer, Christoph ^a   Zacherl, Johannes ^a   Holak, Gregor ^a   Jakesz, Raimund ^a   Bischof, Georg ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Clipping; Compensatory sweating; Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy; Facial blushing; Hyperhidrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; CLIP; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; ERYTHEMA; EXPERIENCE; FACE; FACIAL BLUSHING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REOPERATION; RHINITIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION; THORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642539165     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-003-1113-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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