Twenty months of evolution following sympathectomy on patients with palmar hyperhidrosis: Sympathectomy at the T3 level is better than at the T2 level

Clinics

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 743-749

  Yazbek, Guilherme ^a   Wolosker, Nelson ^a   Kauffman, Paulo ^a   de Campos, José Ribas Milanez ^a   Puech Leão, Pedro ^a   Jatene, Fábio Biscegli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Compensatory hyperhidrosis; Palmar hyperhidrosis; Quality of life; Symphatectomy; Video assisted thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349611092     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322009000800006     Document Type: Article

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