Evolution of clipping for thoracoscopic sympathectomy in symptomatic hyperhidrosis

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 287-290

  Whitson, Bryan A ^a   Andrade, Rafael S ^a   Dahlberg, Peter S ^a   Maddaus, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperhidrosis; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BLEEDING; CLIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; HEAD; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; OUTPATIENT CARE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; THORACOSCOPY;

ADULT; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548071616     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e318074c350     Document Type: Article

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