Mohsen Ibrahim, Cecilia Menna, Claudio Andreetti, Anna Maria Ciccone, Antonio D'Andrilli, Giulio Maurizi, Leda Marina Pomes, Francesco Cassiano, Federico Venuta, Erino A Rendina
OBJECT: Video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy is a safe, effective, and minimally invasive procedure for primary hyperhidrosis. This study aims to evaluate long-term results and patients' quality of life and investigate potential variables responsible for compensatory sweating after one-stage bilateral single-port thoracoscopic sympathectomy. METHODS: Between 2005 and 2011, 260 consecutive bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomies were performed in 130 patients for primary palmar and axillary hyperidrosis through one-port access...
2013: BioMed Research International