[Endoscopic thoracic sympatecomy for hyperhidrosis].
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
Smati
Belhassen
B
Service de Chirurgie Thoracique & Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Abderrahmen Mami de pneumo-phtisiologie de l'Ariana, Tunisie.
Marghali
Adel
A
Abid
Mohamed
M
Bakhtri
Malek
M
Ben Youssef
Atef
A
Mestiri
Taher
T
Djilani
Habiba
H
Kilani
Tarek
T
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