Upper thoracic sympathectomy for axillary osmidrosis or bromidrosis

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 719-722

  Kao, Ting Hsien ^a   Pan, Hung Chuan ^a   Sun, Ming Hsi ^a   Chang, Cheng Siu ^a   Yang, Dar Yu ^a   Wang, Yeou Chih ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

bromidrosis; hyperhidrosis; osmidrosis; sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

PHENOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY BROMIDROSIS; AXILLARY OSMIDROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLYSIS; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEAT GLAND DISEASE; SYMPATHECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AXILLA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC NERVES; THORACIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444225891     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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