Effect of sympathectomy level on the incidence of compensatory hyperhidrosis after sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 581-585

  Miller, Daniel L ^a   Bryant, Ayesha S ^a   Force, Seth D ^a   Miller Jr , Joseph I ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPNESATORY HYPERHIDROSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALMAR HYPERHIDROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68749083301     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.03.059     Document Type: Article

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