Superiority of Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy over Medical Management for the Palmoplantar Subset of Severe Hyperhidrosis

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Baumgartner, Fritz J ^a   Bertin, Shana ^a   Konecny, Jiri ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ANTIPERSPIRANT AGENT; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOT WATER; HYDROCORTISONE; TALC; WATER; ZINC;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BLISTER; BLURRED VISION; BURNING SENSATION; CHILDHOOD; CRACKING; DISCOMFORT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRY EYE; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; IONTOPHORESIS; LEMON JUICE; LOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; NOSE IRRITATION; OAT; PAIN; PALMAR PAIN; PALMOPLANTAR HYPERHIDROSIS; PHOTOPHOBIA; PLANTAR SWEATING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUBERTY; RICE WATER; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN TINGLING; STINGING SENSATION; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; THIRST; THORACOSCOPIC SYMPATHECTOMY; THOUGHT DISORDER; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINE; XEROPHTHALMIA; XEROSTOMIA;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ASTRINGENTS; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CHLORIDES; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEAT GLANDS; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149197907     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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