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Transaxillary upper thoracic sympathectomy for primary palmar hyperhidrosis in children and adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1994
Primary palmar hyperhidrosis is part of a triad of palmar, plantar, and axillary hyperhidrosis of unknown etiology, affecting children, adolescents, and young adults. Sixty-seven children and young adolescents were operated on during a 10-year period.
Abraham J Mares, R Finaly, Enrique Freud   +2 more
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Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy for Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis

2018
The surgical treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis by the operation of endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy is discussed in this chapter, including indications, contraindications, technical aspects, and adverse effects.
exaly   +2 more sources

Efficacy of photodynamic therapy for treatment of primary palmar hyperhidrosis

Dermatologic Therapy, 2020
Palmar hyperhidrosis represents a condition with a significant cosmetic and psychological burden. Various treatment modalities are available; however, searching for newer options to meet patients' needs and expectations is encouraged. The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for treatment of primary palmar hyperhidrosis ...
Aya H. A. Shabaik, Maha A. Shaheen, Marwa Yassin Soltan   +2 more
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Telford's Operation for Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis

Angiology, 1992
Bilateral upper dorsal sympathectomy via the supraclavicular approach was performed in 42 patients for palmar hyperhidrosis. In 16 patients (32 extremi ties) the effect of sympathectomy on digital circulation was evaluated objec tively, in comparison with that of 15 control subjects. Mean values of finger temperature and of digital
D, Gyftokostas, C, Koutsoumbelis, E, Daskalakis, J, Bouhoutsos   +3 more
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The treatment of primary palmar hyperhidrosis: A review

Surgery Today, 2000
Primary palmar hyperhidrosis (HH) is a pathological condition of overperspiration caused by excessive secretion of the eccrine sweat glands, the etiology of which is unknown. This disorder affects a small but significant proportion of the young population all over the world. Neither systemic nor topical drugs have been found to satisfactorily alleviate
M, Hashmonai, D, Kopelman, A, Assalia
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Transthoracic endoscopic sympathectomy for primary palmar hyperhidrosis in children

Pediatric Surgery International, 1996
Primary palmar hyperhidrosis often starts in childhood. It usually causes academic and social disabling at the age children begin primary school. This study included 65 children (44 girls and 21 boys, mean age 13.5 years) who underwent one-stage bilateral transthoracic endoscopic sympathectomy.
H J, Chen, T Y, Shih, M H, Cheng
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Botulinum Toxin A for the Treatment of Yellow Nail Syndrome and Palmar Primary Hyperhidrosis

JAMA Dermatology, 2022
This case report describes a 23-year-old man with excessive sweating of the bilateral palms and 20 yellow nails.
Anqi, Li, Qiuning, Sun
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Upper dorsal sympathectomy for palmar primary hyperhidrosis by the supraclavicular approach

World Journal of Surgery, 1977
AbstractThis report provides a detailed description of the operative technique, anatomical variations, and surgical pitfalls of supraclavicular upper dorsal sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis, based on experience with performance of a simultaneous bilateral operation in 155 patients between 1971 and 1976.
A, Kurchin, A, Zweig, R, Adar, M, Mozes
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The Appropriate Level of Sympathetic Ablation for Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis

Annals of Surgery, 2008
5re-currences occurred and were found tobe due to a lower level of sympatheticablation than the intended one. Theauthors did not state whether the levelof ablation in the remaining patientswas examined postoperatively. An-other possible cause for failure in sym-pathetic ablation based on rib count isthe anatomic variations of the sympa-thetic chain as ...
Doron Kopelman, Moshe Hashmonai
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Efficacy of iontophoresis with glycopyrronium bromide for treatment of primary palmar hyperhidrosis

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2011
AbstractBackground  There is limited data on the efficacy of iontophoretic treatment of primary palmar hyperhidrosis using glycopyrronium bromide. The first line treatment for primary palmar hyperhidrosis is usually topical aluminium chloride, but clinical experience indicates that it is not effective for more severe disease.Objective  To evaluate the ...
H Y, Chia, A S L, Tan, W S, Chong, H L, Tey   +3 more
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