Horner syndrome after sympathectomy in the thoracoscopic era

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 222-225

  Singh, Bhugwan ^a   Moodley, Jaynathan ^a   Allopi, Laveen ^a   Cassimjee, Hoosen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Horner syndrome; Thoracoscopic sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIATHERMY; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY;

HORNER SYNDROME; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 33747605312     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200608000-00005     Document Type: Article

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