Uniportal versus biportal video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1525-1528

  Chen, Yong Bing ^a   Ye, Wu ^a   Yang, Wen Tao ^a   Shi, Li ^a   Guo, Xu Feng ^a   Xu, Zhong Hua ^a   Qian, Yong Yue ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hyperhidrosis; Sympathectomy; Thoracic surgery; Uniportal; Video assisted

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 70349556296     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.13.010     Document Type: Article

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