Side effects, complications and outcome of thoracoscopic sympathectomy for palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis in 406 patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 514-519

  Rodríguez, Pedro M ^a   Freixinet, Jorge L ^a   Hussein, Mohamed ^a   Valencia, Jose M ^a   Gil, Rita M ^a   Herrero, Jorge ^a   Caballero Hidalgo, Araceli ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complications; Hyperhidrosis; Side effects; Thoracic sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLA; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAIN; DYSESTHESIA; EMPHYSEMA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND PALM; HEMATOTHORAX; HORNER SYNDROME; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPRAXIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLEURA DISEASE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUILOTHORAX; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49149127818     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.05.036     Document Type: Article

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