Anatomical redistribution of sweating after T2-T3 thoracoscopic sympathicolysis: A study of 210 patients

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2030-2033

  Ramos, R ^a   Moya, J ^a   Macia, I ^a   Morera, R ^a   Escobar, I ^a   Perna, V ^a   Rivas, F ^a   Masuet, C ^a   Saumench, J ^a   Villalonga, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autonomous nervous system; Hyperhidrosis; Sympathectomy; Video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)

Indexed keywords

AXILLA; BACK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOSCOPIC BILATERAL THORACIC SYMPATHICOLYSIS; FOOT SOLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; HYPOHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC NERVES; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35449002886     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9262-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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