Open AccessOne stage bilateral endoscopic sympathectomy under local anesthesia: Is a valid, and safe procedure for treatment of palmer hyperhidrosis?
Author(s) -
Mohamed Salah Awad,
Awny Ali Elzeftawy,
Salah Mansour,
Wael Ibrahim Elshelfa
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.62529
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperhidrosis , sympathectomy , surgery , anesthesia , pneumothorax , patient satisfaction , local anesthesia , cardiothoracic surgery , stage (stratigraphy) , paleontology , biology
Thoracoscopic sympathetic surgery is currently the best treatment for hyperhidrosis, and the success rate is quite high, but poor emphasis has been given to the type of anaesthesia and its application through either one or two stages of surgery. This study has evaluated the operative and postoperative results of one-stage bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy under local anaesthesia.