The outcome of ganglion clipping in hyperhidrosis and blushing.
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.
Chou
Shah-Hwa
SH
Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shih Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan. shhwch@cc.kmu.edu.tw
Kao
Eing-Long
EL
Lin
Chien-Chih
CC
Huang
Meei-Feng
MF
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