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Thoracoscopic Sympathetic Nerve Reconstruction with using an Intercostal Nerve Graft after Thoracoscopic Sympathetic Clipping for Facial Hyperhidrosis  

Haam, Seok-Jin (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Lee, Doo-Yun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
Kang, Cheong-Hee (Yonsei Seoul Clinic)
Paik, Hyo-Chae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.41, no.6, 2008 , pp. 807-810 More about this Journal
Abstract
From October 2005 to August 2006, sympathetic nerve reconstruction with using the intercostal nerve was performed in 4 patients with severe compensatory hyperhidrosis following thoracoscopic sympathetic surgery for facial hyperhidrosis. The interval between the initial sympathetic clipping and the sympathetic nerve reconstruction was a median of 23.1 months. The compensatory sweating after sympathetic nerve reconstruction was improved for 2 patients, but it was not improved for 2 patients. Thoracoscopic sympathetic nerve reconstruction may be one of the useful treatment methods for the patients with severe compensatory hyperhidrosis after they under go sympathetic nerve surgery for hyperhidrosis.
Keywords
Hyperhidrosis; Thoracoscopy; Surgery method;
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