Short-term and intermediate-term results after unclipping: What happened to primary hyperhidrosis and truncal reflex sweating after unclipping in patients who underwent endoscopic thoracic sympathetic clamping?

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 469-473

  Kang, Cheol Woong ^a   Choi, Si Young ^a   Moon, Seok Whan ^a   Cho, Deog Gon ^a   Kwon, Jong Beom ^a   Sim, Sung Bo ^a   Wang, Young Pil ^a   Jo, Keon Hyeon ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Severe reflex sweating; Thoracic sympathectomy; Unclipping

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIP; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC THORACIC SYMPATHETIC CLAMPING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INTERVIEW; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEATING; SYMPTOM; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REFLEX; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149235358     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31817e91f8     Document Type: Article

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