Thoracoscopic sympathetic clamping in a patient with an azygos fissure

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 110-111

  Seok, Whan Moon ^a   Jeong, Sub Yoon ^a   Keon, Hyeon Jo ^a   Young, Pil Wang ^a   Hyeon, Jin Park ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Azygos fissure; Hyperhidrosis sympathectomy; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZYGOS VEIN; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MORPHOLOGY; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 17844386050     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sle.0000160298.54524.a9     Document Type: Article

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