title: [Endoscopic thoracic sympatecomy for hyperhidrosis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hyperhidrosis is a benin affection representing a social and professional problems and occupational handicaps in young patient. Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy thus provides a radical treatment for severe palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We describe the technique used in our institut and present results
  
  
  METHODS
  From 1995 to 2002, 32 patients were operated on for hyperhidrosis. There were 17 mens and 15 women raging in age from 15 to 32 years The intervention consisting on destruction by electrocoagulation to the sympathetic trunk
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no major complication and the mean postoperative hospital stay was 2 days. The disappearance of the palmar sweating was immediately after operation. 7 patients complained of compensatory sweating
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis is a safe effect technique for treating palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis. Compensatry sweeting represent the major that necessite a preable information
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique & Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Abderrahmen Mami de pneumo-phtisiologie de l'Ariana, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Belhassen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smati
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marghali
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abid
authors.forename: Malek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bakhtri
authors.forename: Atef
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben Youssef
authors.forename: Taher
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mestiri
authors.forename: Habiba
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Djilani
authors.forename: Tarek
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kilani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013546:Sweating / Q000502:physiology; D013562:Sympathectomy / Q000379:methods*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome