A prospective controlled randomized multicenter study to evaluate the severity of compensatory sweating after one-stage bilateral thoracic sympathectomy versus unilateral thoracic sympathectomy in the dominant side [PDF]
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2020 Objective: To evaluate the contribution that unilateral thoracic sympathectomy in dominant side or two-stage bilateral thoracic sympathectomy can have as strategies to reduce the incidence of compensatory sweating after sympathectomy for palmar ...
Marina Varela Braga de Oliveira +2 more
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Thoracic sympathectomy for the treatment of primary axillary hyperhidrosis: systematic review and proportional meta-analysis [PDF]
Annals of Medicine, 2021 Introduction Primary hyperhidrosis is a disorder that involves excessive sweat production, which has a negative impact on the quality of life.Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy (VATS) for ...
Gilmar Felisberto Junior +2 more
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Robotic sympathetic trunk reconstruction for compensatory sweating after thoracic sympathectomyCentral MessageProspective [PDF]
JTCVS Techniques, 2023 Objectives: Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy may be complicated by the onset of disabling compensatory sweating (CS). The objective of this case series is to report the 2-year outcomes after robotic sympathetic trunk reconstruction (STR) for the ...
Lisa Wen-Yu Chen, MD +6 more
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Postoperative diaphragmatic hernia following endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for primary palmar hyperhidrosis: A case report [PDF]
Frontiers in Surgery, 2023 Postoperative diaphragmatic hernia (DH) following endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for primary palmar hyperhidrosis is extremely rare. We present a 21-year-old female patient who developed a left DH with herniation of the stomach and gastric perforation
Ling Wang +3 more
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Perspectives of bilateral thoracic sympathectomy for treatment of heart failure [PDF]
Clinics, 2021 Surgical neuromodulation therapies are still considered a last resort when standard therapies have failed for patients with progressive heart failure (HF).
Raphael dos Santos Coutinho e Silva +3 more
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Compensatory hyperhidrosis following endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy: a 5-year follow-up study of risk factors and symptom progression [PDF]
Journal of Cardiothoracic SurgeryBackground Compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH) is a common complication after endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) for hyperhidrosis. Despite its prevalence, long-term data on CH progression and associated risk factors are scarce.
Jian-Yang Wu +7 more
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Ultra–Minimally Invasive Medical Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis [PDF]
Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short ReportsEndoscopic thoracic sympathectomy is an effective treatment of primary palmar hyperhidrosis. Currently, single-port thoracoscopy is the primary surgical approach.
Zhengjun Li +6 more
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The use of an objective method (continuous exosomatic electrodermal activity without external stimuli) to evaluate patients with hyperhidrosis undergoing video-assisted sympathectomy [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo)Objective: To analyze continuous exosomatic electrodermal activity (EDA) without external stimuli (EDAcw) in patients with primary hyperhidrosis before and after sympathectomy.
Rafael José Silveira +5 more
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Thoracic sympathectomy radiofrequency ablation [PDF]
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2015 Ashu Kumar Jain, Rajat Gupta
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Clipping versus Division of Sympathetic Chain in Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Treatment of Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis [PDF]
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2022 Background: The most successful therapy for palmar hyperhidrosis (PH) has been established as endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy. In this research, sympathetic chain interruptions have been compared on the basis of whether the clipping or division by ...
omar osman +2 more
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