Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Facial Hyperhidrosis -Three Cases Report-

안명부다한증에 대한 흉강경수술 -3례 보고-

  • Jeong, Jin-Yong (Department of Thoracic & cardiovascular Surgery, Sun General Hospital) ;
  • Yeon, Seong-Mo (Department of Thoracic & cardiovascular Surgery, Sun General Hospital) ;
  • Park, Kuhn (Department of Thoracic & cardiovascular Surgery, Catholic University Medical College) ;
  • Kwack, Moon-Sub (Department of Thoracic & cardiovascular Surgery, Catholic University Medical College) ;
  • Yoon, Suk-Hoon (Department of Neurosurgery, Sun General Hospital)
  • 정진용 (선병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 연성모 (선병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 박건 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 곽문섭 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 윤석훈 (선병원 신경외과)
  • Published : 1998.03.01

Abstract

Facial hyperhidrosis has a symptom of excessive sweating on the face with or without underlying disease. It can be surgically treated by video-assisted thoracic surgery(VATS). We encountered three cases of facial hyperhidrosis which we treated by VATS, which was performed by resection of the lower third of stellate ganglion and T2-T3 sympathetic ganglia with chains. Postoperative symptom was improved in all cases. There were no postoperative complications such as Horner's syndrome or postsympathectomy neuralgia.

다한증은 감염이나 일부 종양 등에서 볼 수 있으나, 원인질환이 없이 원발성으로 발생하는 경우도 있다. 원발성 다한증의 경우 땀이 많이 나는 부위는 주로 손바닥이며 안면부에서 땀이 과다하게 나는 경우도 있다. 최근 흉강경을 이용한 흉부교감신경절제술이 다한증의 외과적 치료로 이용되고 있는데, 안면부다한증의 경우에는 성상신경절의 일부를 절제하기 때문에 호너증후군 등의 합병증 발생 가능성이 높다. 저자들은 최근 안면부다한증 3례의 환자에서 흉강경을 이용하여 성상신경절의 일부를 포함한 흉부교감신경절제술를 시행하였다. 수술후 모두에서 증상호전이 있었으며 호너증후군 등의 합병증은 없었다.

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