Compensatory sweating after thoracoscopic sympathectomy: Characteristics, prevalence and influence on patient satisfaction;Hiperhidrose compensatória após simpatectomia toracoscópica: Características, prevalência e influência na satisfação do paciente

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-220

  de Araújo, Carlos Alberto Almeida ^a   Azevedo, Ítalo Medeiros ^a   Ferreira, Maria Angela Fernandes ^a   Ferreira, Hylas Paiva da Costa ^a   Dantas, Jorge Lúcio Costa de Medeiros ^b   Medeiros, Aldo Cunha ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b Physician for the city of Natal   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hyperhidrosis; Postoperative complications; Sympathectomy; Thoracic surgery; Thoracoscopy; Video assisted

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650673231     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132009000300004     Document Type: Article

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