title: Transthoracic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis in children under 16 years of age.
abstract: Palmar hyperhidrosis can be a disabling condition in children. We report the results of transthoracic sympathectomy in 18 children aged 16 years or under. Follow-up, 1 to 11 years after surgery, revealed a high incidence of late sequelae, but these were not significant when compared to the primary condition. Transthoracic sympathectomy is recommended for children with severe palmar hyperhidrosis.
authors.affiliation: Professorial Surgical Unit, Westminster Hospital, London.
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005728:Ganglia, Sympathetic; D015171:Ganglionectomy; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male