Percutaneous CT-guided chemical thoracic sympathectomy for patients with palmar hyperhidrosis after transthoracic endoscopic sympathectomy

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 501-505

  Lee, Kung Shing ^a   Chuang, Chih Lin ^a   Lin, Chih Lung ^b   Tsai, Ling Chin ^b   Hwang, Shiuh Lin ^b   Howng, Shen Long ^b  

^a JEN AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CT guided; palmar hyperhidrosis; Percutaneous chemical thoracic sympathectomy; transthoracic endoscopic sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; IOPAMIDOL; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL SYMPATHECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; NEEDLE; PALMAR HYPERHIDROSIS; PERCUTANEOUS COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY GUIDED CHEMICAL THORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PUNCTURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHECTOMY, CHEMICAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9644275471     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.02.016     Document Type: Article

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