title: The outcome of ganglion clipping in hyperhidrosis and blushing.
abstract: A total of 114 patients with various sympathetic disorders underwent endoscopic sympathetic block over different thoracic ganglions by the clipping method. The advantages of this method include the recognition of the clipped level, changeability, and reversibility. However, 4.4% of patients were unilaterally clipped at the wrong level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shih Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan. shhwch@cc.kmu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Shah-Hwa
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Eing-Long
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Chien-Chih
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Meei-Feng
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001821:Blushing; D004724:Endoscopy; D005145:Face / Q000294:innervation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005728:Ganglia, Sympathetic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D013546:Sweating; D016896:Treatment Outcome