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Objective evaluation of plantar hyperhidrosis after sympathectomy

open access: yesClinics, 2013
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to prospectively, randomly, blindly, and objectively investigate how surgery affects plantar sudoresis in patients with palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis over a one-year period using a sudorometer (VapoMeter ...
Nelson Wolosker   +6 more
doaj  

Totally videoscopic bilateral, simultaneous lumbar sympathectomy: original modification – preliminary report

open access: yesVideosurgery 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
doaj  

The Embedded U-Suture Technique for Better Cosmetic View in Patients Underwent Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy

open access: yesGazi Medical Journal
In endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) surgery, a chest drain is inserted into the pleural space after the procedure for lung expansion and is quickly removed after lung hyperinflation.
Muhammet Sayan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is age group a predictive factor for satisfaction among patients undergoing sympathectomy to treat hyperhidrosis? A idade é um fator preditivo de satisfação entre pacientes submetidos à simpatectomia para o tratamento da hiper-hidrose?

open access: yesJornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2011
OBJECTIVE: Video-assisted thoracic sympathectomy is currently the procedure of choice for the definitive treatment of primary hyperhidrosis, because it is an effective, safe, and minimally invasive method. In the search for better quality of life indexes,
José Ribas Milanez de Campos   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anaesthesia for endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy

open access: yesContinuing Education in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain, 2009
Open cervicothoracic cord ganglionectomy was originally performed for Raynaud’s disease and acrocyanosis. Surgical approaches (transthoracic, transaxillary, supraclavicular, and dorsal) were gross and mutilating and associated with a stormy convalescence. Open sympathectomy was almost invariably associated with postoperative Horner’s syndrome. In 1942,
Alastair Martin, Richard Telford
openaire   +1 more source

Psychosocial Impact of Pediatric and Adolescent Hyperhidrosis: A Systematic Review and Call for Research

open access: yes
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, Volume 24, Issue 5, May 2025.
Sheila Sharifi, Mohammad Jafferany
wiley   +1 more source

Upper thoracic sympathectomy by transthoracic electrocoagulation

open access: yesJournal of British Surgery, 1980
Abstract Transthoracic electrocoagulation (TTEC) of the upper thoracic sympathetic chain is described. In 10 patients the technique was relatively simple and denervation was satisfactory in 9. One temporary Horner's syndrome was produced. The merits of this technique in a preliminary series are compared with other forms of treatment.
openaire   +2 more sources

Impact of robotic-assisted and video-assisted sympathetic nerve reconstruction on quality of life for severe compensatory hyperhidrosis after thoracic sympathectomy. [PDF]

open access: yesInterdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg, 2023
Rojas D   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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