Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Essential Hyperhidrosis

흉강내시경을 이용한 교감신경절 절제수술

  • Lee, Du-Yeon (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Sugery, Respiratory Center, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Yongdong Severance Hospital) ;
  • Gang, Jeong-Sin (Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Sugery, Respiratory Center, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Yongdong Severance Hospital)
  • 이두연 (연세대학교 의과대학 영동세브란스병원 호흡기센타 흉부외과) ;
  • 강정신 (연세대학교 의과대학 영동세브란스병원 호흡기센타 흉부외과)
  • Published : 1997.11.01

Abstract

Essential hyperhidrosis is a condition with excessive sweating, which may be localized in any part of the body Excessive sweating has a strong negative impact on the qual ty of life for many persons. From June 1992 to May 1996, 211 cases of thoracoscopic thoracic sympathectomy were performed in the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea. Among the 211 cases, 192 patients had palmar hyperhidrosis, and 19 cases had facial hyperhidrosis. There were 121 males and 90 (tamales, and the ages ranged from 10 to 67 years(average: 24.82 years old). The average operation time and the average postoperative hospital stay were 91.94 minutes and 4.31 days, respectively. Perioperative courses were uneventful, and all the patients had immediate and complete relief of symptoms with mild compensatory sweating on the chest wall and the back. Even though a thoracoscopy has the possibility of emergency conversion to a thoracotomy and technical difficulties still exist, especially in patients with facial hyperhidrosis, our experience indicates that video-assisted thoracoscopic thoracic sympathectomy is a very safe and useful procedure for h perhidrosis.

본태성 다한증이란 신체의 일부에서 과도하게 땀이 많이 나는 병적인 상태이며 대부분에서 일상 생활을 영위하는데 어려움이 있다. 연세대학교 의과대학 영동세브란스병원 호흡기센터 흉부외과에서는 1992년 6월부터 1996년 5월까지 211예 에서 흉강내시경을 이용한 홉부교감 신경절 절제수술을 시행하였으며 이중 192예가 수부다한증이었으며 19예가 안면 다한증이었다. 이중 남자가 121예, 여자가 90예이었으며 연령분포는 10세에서 67세 사이로서 평균 24.82이었다. 평균 수술시간은 91.94분이었고 입원기간은 4.31일이었다. 수술전후 합병증은 없었으며 수술후 즉시 증상호전이 있었으며 등과 가슴 일부에 보상성 다한증이 발견되었으나 우려 할 상황은 아니었다. 안면 다 한증등과 같은 경우 흉강내시경 수술에서 개흉수술로의 전환 가능성은 배제할 수 없겠으나 흉강내 시경 흉부교감신경절 절제수술은 다한증 수술치료에선 매우 안전하고 유용한 수술로 생각되어진다.

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