Thoracoscopic sympathectomy ganglia ablation in the management of palmer hyperhidrosis: A decade experience in a single institution

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-147

  Kravarusic, Dragan ^a   Freud, Enrique ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hyperdirosis; thorascopic sympathectomy; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GANGLION; HAND; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; GANGLIA; HAND; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 84865515636     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.99402     Document Type: Article

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