INTRODUCTION The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of transthoracic endoscopic sympathectomy on plantar hyperhidrosis in patients operated on for upper limb hyperhidrosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 2003 to 2011, 41 consecutive patients underwent videothoracoscopic T3-T4 sympathicotomy or T3-T4 ganglion block at our Unit for upper limb hyperhidrosis. Twenty-one (51%) were affected b...

PURPOSE To investigate the association between intraoperative palm temperature change and the curative effect of sympathicotomy. METHODS 49 patients with palmar hyperhidrosis were treated with bilateral endoscopic sympathicotomy. Ipsilateral palm temperature was monitored before and at 3-5 min increments after the sympathetic trunk was transected. The maximum temperature elevation (Tmax) was ...

BACKGROUND/AIM The goal of this retrospective study was to evaluate the outcomes and complications of bilateral videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy without using single-lung ventilation in the treatment of primary hyperhidrosis and facial blushing. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 154 consecutive patients (70 females and 84 males) who underwent bilateral sympathicotomy for palm...

conclusions thoracoscopic sympathicotomy shows proper results in treatment of phh. thoracoscopic r3-r5 sympathicotomy compared with r2-r4 sympathicotomy is a preferable method, because of similar results and fewer complications. objectives this study was planned to evaluate and compare complications and patients’ satisfaction of thoracoscopic sympathicotomy in levels of r2-r4 versus r3-r5 for p...

BACKGROUND Compensatory sweating (CS) is one of the most common postoperative complications after thoracic sympathectomy, sympathicotomy or endoscopic sympathetic block (ESB) for palmar hyperhidrosis. This study was conducted to examine the relevance between CS and the sympathetic segment being transected in the surgical treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis, and thus to detect the potential mechan...

Background: Approximately, 3% of the world’s population have hyperhidrosis, a situation in which excessive sweating occurs in response to the need to regulate body temperature. Endoscopic devices have been used for treatment of this disease through sympathicotomy. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness and adverse effects of endoscopic sympathicotomy in treatment of h...

background primary hyperhidrosis (p.h.h.) is characterized by excessive sweating in certain parts of body. it’s estimated prevalence is 0%-6.1% in different populations. in asian population its prevalence is around 3%. in 57% of cases, there is a positive family history. objectives to evaluate and compare the early and late satisfaction, outcomes and complications of thoracoscopic sympathectomy...

Background: Although sympathectomy is highly effective for improving symptom, compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH) a major issue. In this study, characteristics of primary were investigated in terms the heart rate variability (HRV) parameters. Classification type and prediction CH after sympathicotomy also determined using machine learning analysis.