Surgery for Palmar Hyperhidrosis: Patient Selection and Extent of Surgery

Santini, Mario; Fiorelli, Alfonso

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-6404-3_57

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“…This article by Fiorelli and colleagues [1] represents a well-designed prospective study to evaluate the impact with regard to the change in adrenergic cardiac innervation after sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis. They compared the excision of the T3 ganglia to transection of the sympathetic chain between the T2 and T3 levels.…”

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“…(Ann Thorac Surg 2017;103:216-25) Ó 2017 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons E ssential palmar hyperhidrosis (EPH) is a pathologic condition of excessive sweating of the hands due to an unexplained overactivity of the T2 and T3 sympathetic fibers. Endoscopy thoracoscopic sympathectomy (ETS) is the treatment of choice in patients with EPH refractory to medical treatment [1,2].…”

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