Biportal thoracoscopic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis in adolescents: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-187

  Wait, Scott D ^a   Killory, Brendan D ^a   Lekovic, Gregory P ^a,b   Dickman, Curtis A ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HOUSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperhidrosis; Sympathectomy; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; AXILLA; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT; HAND; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HAND; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPES; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 77955301415     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.5.PEDS09225     Document Type: Article

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