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Safety and Complications of Medical Thoracoscopy

Advances in Medicine, Volume 2016, Issue 1, 2016., 2016
Objectives. To highlight the possible complications of medical thoracoscopy (MT) and how to avoid them. Methods. A retrospective and prospective analysis of 127 patients undergoing MT in Nagoya Medical Center (NMC) and Toyota Kosei Hospital. The data about complications was obtained from the patients, notes on the computer system, and radiographs ...
Shimaa Nour Moursi Ahmed, Hideo Saka, Hamdy Ali Mohammadien, Ola Alkady, Masahide Oki, Yoshimasa Tanikawa, Rie Tsuboi, Masahiro Aoyama, Keiji Sugiyama, Isamu Sugawara   +9 more
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BILATERAL THORACOSCOPIC SYMPATHECTOMY

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2007
INTRODUCTION Hyperhidrosis is an idiopathic condition characterized by excessive sweating occurring in up to 1% of the population, with an apparent increased prevalence in countries    of the Far East [2].
Farhan Ahmed Majeed, Sultan Muzaffar, Bilal Umair, Raheel Iftikhar   +3 more
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Thoracic sympathectomy for the treatment of primary axillary hyperhidrosis: systematic review and proportional meta-analysis

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, Antônio José Maria Cataneo, Daniele Cristina Cataneo   +2 more
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Robotic Selective Dorsal Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis

, 2022
Presently, hyperhidrosis is the most important established indication for thoracic sympathectomy. Historically, surgical sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis has been associated with three areas of controversy: the surgical approach; the technique of ...
Farid Gharagozloo (13364691)
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12. Vascular pain: Ischemic pain in the extremities and Raynaud's syndrome

Pain Practice, Volume 25, Issue 1, January 2025.
Abstract Introduction Peripheral artery diseases (PAD) and Raynaud's syndrome are associated with substantial morbidity. PAD, through the restriction of blood flow to the extremities, may lead to critical limb ischemia with symptoms of pain at rest which may eventually progress to severe limb ischemia with gangrene.
Antal van der Gaag, Steven P. Cohen, Milan P. Stojanovic, Frank J. P. M. Huygen, Jan Willem Kallewaard   +4 more
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Cohort study on 20 years’ experience of bilateral video-assisted thoracic sympathectomy (VATS) for treatment of hyperhidrosis in 2431 patients

São Paulo Medical Journal, 2022
BACKGROUND: Primary hyperhidrosis is a condition characterized by excessive sweating, inconsistent with the needs for thermoregulation. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness and the change in the quality of life of patients undergoing bilateral VATS ...
Nelson Wolosker, José Ribas Milanez de Campos, Paulo Kauffman, Marcelo Fiorelli Alexandrino da Silva, Carolina Brito Faustino, Miguel Lia Tedde, Pedro Puech-Leão, Paulo Manuel Pêgo Fernandes   +7 more
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Dofetilide for the treatment of premature ventricular complexes and ventricular tachycardia in patients with structural heart disease

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, Volume 35, Issue 12, Page 2363-2371, December 2024.
Abstract Background Dofetilide is a class III antiarrhythmic agent approved for the treatment of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. Given the efficacy of other class III agents, it has been used off‐label for the treatment of premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) and ventricular tachycardias (VTs).
Amrish Deshmukh, Miki Yokokawa, Daniel McBride, Jamie Simpson, Andrew Chou, Michael Ghannam, Jackson J. Liang, Mohammed Saeed, Ryan Cunnane, Hamid Ghanbari, Rakesh Latchamsetty, Thomas Crawford, Krit Jongnarangsin, Frank Pelosi Jr., Aman Chugh, Fred Morady, Frank Bogun, Hakan Oral   +17 more
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Anaesthesia for left thoracoscopic sympathectomy for refractory long QT syndrome: three case reports [PDF]

, 2018
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare genetic disorder that has been associated with various genetic mutations including life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death. Left thoracoscopic sympathectomy is an effective treatment for patients
Rao, Rammoorthi, Upadya, Madhusudan, Misquith, Julie C.R.   +2 more
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T4 Sympathectomy for Palmar Hyperhidrosis: An Effective Approach that Simultaneously Minimizes Compensatory Hyperhidrosis

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2005
Compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH) is the most troublesome side effect after T2 sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis (PH). The aim of this study was to evaluate whether T4 ganglion interruption for PH is an effective approach that can simultaneously ...
Shah-Hwa Chou, Eing-Long Kao, Hsien-Pin Li, Chien-Chih Lin, Meei-Feng Huang   +4 more
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Complexities of Management of Atypical Ventricular Fibrillation Storm in a Young Patient With TANGO2

Case Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
TANGO2 deficiency disorder, a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterised by biallelic loss‐of‐function variants in the TANGO2 gene, was first described in 2016. This disorder involves the transport and Golgi organisation homologue, impacting Golgi membrane redistribution into the endoplasmic reticulum.
M. Cecilia Gonzalez Corcia, Catherine Bradshaw, Efstathia Chronopoulou, Jennifer Shortland, Benjamin O’Sullivan, Tim Murphy, Maria Moschovi   +6 more
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