title: [Thoracoscopic thoracic sympathectomy--personal experience].
abstract: The authors present a group of 48 thoracoscopic thoracic sympathectomies they performed in 35 patients between November 1997 and March 2000. A favourable effect was recorded in all operated patients where the defect healed or the blood supply of the upper extremities improved. Twice thoracoscopic resympathectomy was performed in a patient 15 years after classical upper thoracic sympathectomy [2] from the supraclavicular space. Twice a relapse was recorded one year after the operation. The complaints are substantially smaller than before operation. The authors emphasize the advantages of thoracoscopic thoracic sympathectomy which is associated with a minimal risk of complications.
authors.affiliation: Odd. kardiovaskulární chirurgie, nemocnice Na Homolce, Praha. petr.stadler@homolka.cz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stádler
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sebesta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000601:surgery; D013562:Sympathectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013906:Thoracoscopy