title: [Percutaneous injection of hot saline into the upper dorsal sympathetic ganglions in the treatment of palmar hyperhydrosis (author's transl)].
abstract: A new technique of destruction of the upper dorsal sympathetic ganglion is advocated in replacement of the classical surgical sympathetomy, for the management of patients suffering of hyperhydrosis. This technique consists in percutaneous injection of boiling saline into the paravertebral area containing the 3rd and 4th ganglions, the sympathetic chain, and the adjacent rami communicantes. Results obtained in 50 patients favourably support the comparison with those of open surgery, with the advantage of a much greater simplicity.
mesh_terms: D005728:Ganglia, Sympathetic; D006225:Hand; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007267:Injections; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride; D008012:Lidocaine
vernacular_title: Traitement de l'hyperphydrose des mains par injection percutanée de sérum chaud dans les ganglions sympathiques thoraciques supérieurs.