Current practice in thoracic sympathectomy

N Chaudhuri; I Birdi; A J Ritchie

doi:10.12968/hosp.1999.60.11.1234

Current practice in thoracic sympathectomy

Hosp Med. 1999 Nov;60(11):807-11. doi: 10.12968/hosp.1999.60.11.1234.

Authors

N Chaudhuri¹, I Birdi, A J Ritchie

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Papworth Hospital.

PMID: 10707191
DOI: 10.12968/hosp.1999.60.11.1234

Abstract

Thoracic sympathectomy has been performed for many years. With the recent development of video assisted thoracic surgical techniques the indications for surgery have increased, and the outcome is much better.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Hyperhidrosis / surgery
Pain / surgery
Phobic Disorders / surgery
Sympathectomy / adverse effects
Sympathectomy / methods*
Sympathetic Nervous System / anatomy & histology
Sympathetic Nervous System / physiology
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted*
Vascular Diseases / surgery