Objective evaluation of patients with palmar hyperhidrosis submitted to two levels of sympathectomy: T3 and T4

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 545-548

  Ishy, Augusto ^a   de Campos, José Ribas Milanez ^a   Wolosker, Nelson ^a   Kauffman, Paulo ^a   Tedde, Miguel Lia ^a   Chiavoni, Camila Ribeiro ^a   Jatene, Fábio Biscegli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hyperhidrosis; Objective measurement of sweat; Sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN WATER LOSS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAZIL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER LOSS, INSENSIBLE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953278157     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.252015     Document Type: Article

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