Open AccessA new surgical procedure for palmar hyperhidrosis: is it possible to perform endoscopic sympathectomy under deep sedation without intubation?
Author(s) -
Hua Tang,
Bin Wu,
Zhifei Xu,
Lei Xue,
Bin Li,
Xuewei Zhao
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezt599
Subject(s) - medicine , sedation , intubation , sympathectomy , hyperhidrosis , anesthesia , surgery , palmar hyperhidrosis
Palmar hyperhidrosis (PH) is a common dysfunctional disorder, with endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) being the most popular treatment method. However, until now, there is little improvement to this technique. In this paper, we present a new alternative to the conventional surgical method.
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