Twenty months of evolution following sympathectomy on patients with palmar hyperhidrosis: sympathectomy at the T3 level is better than at the T2 level

Twenty months of evolution following sympathectomy on patients with palmar hyperhidrosis: sympathectomy at the T3 level is better than at the T2 level

OBJECTIVE: To compare two surgical techniques (denervation levels) for sympathectomy using video-assisted thoracoscopy to treat palmar hyperhidrosis in the long-term. METHODS: From May 2003 to June 2006, 60 patients with palmar hyperhidrosis were prospectively randomized for video-assisted thoracosc...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Yazbek, Nelson Wolosker, Paulo Kauffman, José Ribas Milanez de Campos, Pedro Puech-Leão, Fábio Biscegli Jatene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2009-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Palmar hyperhidrosis
Compensatory hyperhidrosis
Video-assisted thoracoscopy
Symphatectomy
Quality of life
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000800006

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