Surgical Approaches and Techniques in the Management of Severe Hyperhidrosis

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-181

  Baumgartner, Fritz J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Center for the Cure of Sweaty Palms   (United States)

^c Outpatient Doctors Surgery Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AXILLA; FACE; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 41949109739     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2008.01.005     Document Type: Review

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