Selective sweat gland removal with minimal skin excision in the treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis: A retrospective clinical and histological review of 15 patients

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 115-118

  Lawrence, C M ^a   Lonsdale Eccles, A A ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axillary sweating; Shelley's procedure; Skin excision

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOCRINE GLAND; ARTICLE; AXILLARY HYPERHIDROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DERMATOLOGY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERHIDROSIS; OPEN STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN SURGERY; SURGEON; SWEAT GLAND DISEASE; SWEATING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOCRINE GLANDS; AXILLA; CURETTAGE; ECCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SWEAT GLANDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745042667     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07320.x     Document Type: Article

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