Upper dorsal endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy: a comparison of one- and two-port ablation techniques

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-227

  Murphy, Michael O ^a   Ghosh, Jonathan ^a   Khwaja, Nadeem ^a   Murray, David ^a   Halka, Anastassi T ^a   Carter, Andrew ^a   Turner, Neill J ^a   Walker, Michael G ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult; Minimally invasive surgery; Outcomes (includes mortality and morbidity); Sympathectomy; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FLUSHING; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745893773     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.04.016     Document Type: Article

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