Outpatient thoracoscopic sympathicotomy for axillary osmidrosis
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Outpatient thoracoscopic sympathicotomy for axillary osmidrosis.
OBJECTIVE We evaluate the clinical results of thoracoscopic T3-4 sympathicotomy for axillary osmidrosis. METHODS From July 1995 to June 2001, 262 patients (208 females, 54 males) with axillary osmidrosis have been treated by thoracoscopic T3-4 sympathicotomy. All patients were followed up for a minimum of 10 months (average 42 months). The patients were evaluated by telephone or mail question...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1010-7940
DOI: 10.1016/s1010-7940(03)00327-0