The Effect of Thoracoscopic Sympathicotomy at the 4th Rib (R4) for Treating Palmar Hyperhidrosis |
Noh, Dong-Sub
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, College of Medicine, Keimyung University)
Park, Chang-Kwon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, College of Medicine, Keimyung University) Kum, Dong-Yoon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, College of Medicine, Keimyung University) Kim, Jae-Bum (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dongsan Medical Center, College of Medicine, Keimyung University) |
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