Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy: A Standardized Approach to Therapy for Hyperhidrosis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Krasna, Mark J ^a  

^a St Joseph Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; PROPRANOLOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; VISUAL ACUITY; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC NERVES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38349151310     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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