Hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating, especially of the palms and armpits. In endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy, keyhole surgery using an endoscope (a type of thin telescope) is done through a small ...

Sympathectomy is the treatment to use when all else fails in the management of hyperhidrosis. The procedure is effective in the majority of patients, authors of a recent literature review have ...

Hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating beyond the needs of thermoregulation. It is disease which mostly affects young people, often carrying a considerable amount of socio-economic implications. Thoracic ...

Introduction: Primary palmar hyperhidrosis (PPH) impairs the quality of life. Video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathicotomy is an effective treatment method; however, the impact of sex on surgical ...

TWO types of study are commonly employed in evaluating the physiologic effectiveness of sympathetic denervation of the extremities: those methods based on the presence or absence of sweating in the ...