Chylothorax: A Rare Complication of Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy
İstanbul Medical Journal, 2018 Hyperhidrosis (HH) is a pathological condition of excessive secretion of the eccrine sweat glands in amounts greater than that required for physiological needs.
Mustafa Çalık +3 more
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Single-port bilateral endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for the treatment of hyperhidrosis [PDF]
Van Tıp Dergisi, 2019 INTRODUCTION: Hyperhidrosis is an excessive sweating disorder that affects patients' quality of life. Today, endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy offers a safe and effective solution of the disease.
İlhan Ocakcıoğlu
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Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, 2016 Primary hyperhidrosis (PH) is a condition that has a great impact on affected individuals' quality of life, regardless of its location. Its surgical treatment is done through thoracic sympathectomy performed by videothoracoscopy.
GILMAR FELISBERTO JÚNIOR +3 more
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Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques, 2010 Introduction: Lumbar sympathectomy seems to be technically a much more demanding procedure than thoracic sympathectomy.Nevertheless, some patients require this particular procedure.
Tomasz Stefaniak +8 more
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Early results of new endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for craniofacial hyperhidrosis. [PDF]
J Thorac Dis, 2018 Background: Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) has been considered as a definitive treatment for hyperhidrosis. However, despite its well-established success rate, surgical treatment for craniofacial hyperhidrosis (CFH) is rarely performed due ...
Moon DH +4 more
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Can we predict the compensatory hyperhidrosis following a thoracic sympathectomy? [PDF]
Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 2019 Background Primary hyperhidrosis is a functionally and socially disabling condition resulting in social embarrassment and low quality of life. Thoracic sympathectomy is a definitive choice of treatment with favorable results.
Kara M, Kose S, Cayirci CE, Koksal A.
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Electrophysiological evaluation of efficacy of clipping in thoracic sympathectomy: An experimental cadaveric study. [PDF]
Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg, 2020 Background: This study aims to examine the efficacy of clipping in thoracic sympathectomy based on electrophysiological evaluation and to investigate whether nerve conduction can be formed by collateral nerve extensions as a result of the clipping ...
Salcı H +4 more
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Surgical management of compensatory sweating: A systematic review
Frontiers in Surgery, 2023 Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) surgery is a highly effective treatment of primary hyperhidrosis (PH) for the palms, face, axillae. Compensatory sweating (CS) is the most common and feared side effect of thoracic sympathectomy. CS is a phenomenon
Domenico Loizzi +7 more
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20-Year Efficacy of Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy for Primary Hyperhidrosis: A Cohort Study. [PDF]
J Clin MedBackground: Primary focal hyperhidrosis, characterized by excessive sweating primarily affecting the hands and axillae, can significantly impact quality of life.
Ureña A +8 more
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Long-term cardiopulmonary function after thoracic sympathectomy: Comparison between the conventional and simplified techniques [PDF]
, 2010 ObjectiveWe sought to compare the long-term effects of conventional and simplified thoracic sympathectomy on cardiopulmonary function.MethodsWe performed a prospective and randomized study of 32 patients with diagnoses of primary hyperhidrosis who were ...
Navarro, Pedro Cabrera +5 more
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