Evaluation of plantar hyperhidrosis in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 172-176

  Wolosker, Nelson ^a   Yazbek, Guilherme ^a   Milanez De Campos, José Ribas ^a   Kauffman, Paulo ^a   Ishy, Augusto ^a   Puech Leão, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autonomic ganglia; Autonomic nerve block; Autonomic nervous system; Hyperhidrosis; Sweating; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPENSATORY HYPERHIDROSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALMAR HYPERHIDROSIS; PLANTAR HYPERHIDROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL GANGLION; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 34447099393     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-007-0420-5     Document Type: Article

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