Prospective study of percutaneous radiofrequency sympathicolysis in severe hyperhidrosis and facial blushing: Efficacy and safety findings

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Garcia Franco, Carlos E ^a   Perez Cajaraville, Juan ^b   Guillen Grima, Francisco ^b   España, Agustin ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Facial blushing; Hyperhidrosis; Radiofrequency sympathycolisis; Sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL BLUSHING; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCUTANEOUS RADIOFREQUENCY SYMPATHICOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SKIN REDNESS; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLUSHING; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052962048     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.05.010     Document Type: Article

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