Minimally invasive thoracoscopic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis via a transaxillary single-port approach

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 437-441

  Georghiou, Georgios P ^a   Berman, Marius ^a   Bobovnikov, Viacheslav ^a   Vidne, Bernardo A ^a   Saute, Milton ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Palmar hyperhidrosis; Single port sympathectomy; Thoracoscopy; Video assisted thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATELECTASIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORNER SYNDROME; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4143147383     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icvts.2004.03.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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