Results of videothorascopic sympathicotomy in the treatment of facial redness and hyperhidrosis in 41 patients;Resultados de la simpaticotomía videotoracoscópica en el tratamiento del rubor y la hiperhidrosis facial en 41 pacientes

Cirugia Espanola

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 256-259

  Fibla Alfara, Juan J ^a   Molins, Laureano ^a   Mier, Jose M ^a   Vidal, Gonzalo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blushing; Compensatory sweating; Facial hyperhidrosis; VATS sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949157839     PISSN: 0009739X     EISSN: 1578147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-739X(08)70564-5     Document Type: Article

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