Does the Sweating Severity of Primary Hyperhidrosis Sites Affect Post-Sympathotomy Results?

Cinar H. U., Çelik B.

THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON, vol.70, no.02, pp.159-166, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 70 Issue: 02
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0040-1716389
  • Journal Name: THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.159-166
  • Keywords: thoracoscopic sympathotomy, hyperhidrosis, nerve, quality of life, primary hyperhidrosis, reflex sweating, ENDOSCOPIC THORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, COMPENSATORY HYPERHIDROSIS, PALMAR HYPERHIDROSIS, THORACOSCOPIC SYMPATHECTOMY, AXILLARY HYPERHIDROSIS, PREDICTIVE FACTOR, UPPER-LIMB, SATISFACTION, DIAGNOSIS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Improvement in quality of life (QOL) and patient satisfaction after endoscopic thoracic sympathotomy (ETS) in patients with primary hyperhidrosis may be affected by various factors. We examined whether the preoperative sweating severity of primary hyperhidrosis sites affects postoperative results.