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8493481

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
Four hundred and fifty patients with palmar hyperhidrosis have undergone endoscopic thoracic sympathetic electrocautery since 1987 in our department. The procedure requires only minor modifications of standard laparoscopic and urological equipment. The median operating time for a bilateral procedure was 31 minutes (15-120), hospital stay was 1 day postoperatively (1-8), and patients returned to work within 4 (1-40) days. Complications in the whole material were few and mild, pneumothorax (n = 2), haemothorax (n = 1), and Horner's syndrome (n = 1). Five patients required reoperation (four because of primary failure to destroy the nerve and one for recurrent symptoms). The first consecutive 130 of these patients have been followed up by a questionnaire. At follow-up (median 196 days after operation, range 35-1419) all patients but three, who are awaiting reoperation were satisfied with the result. The discomfort and side effects of the operation were in most cases mild and short. This technique makes it possible to widen the indications for operation for people with palmar hyperhidrosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0284-4311
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Endoscopic electrocautery of the thoracic sympathetic chain. A minimally invasive way to treat palmar hyperhidrosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Borås Hospital, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article