title: Video-Assisted Thoracic Sympathectomy for Hyperhidrosis.
abstract: By the 1980s, endoscopy was in use by some groups in sympathetic denervation of the upper limbs with vascular indications. Low morbidity, cosmetic results, reduction in the incidence of Horner syndrome, and the shortened time in hospital made video-assisted thoracic sympathectomy (VATS) better accepted by those undergoing treatment for hyperhidrosis. Over the last 25 years, this surgical procedure has become routine in the treatment of hyperhidrosis, leading to a significant increase in the number of papers on the subject in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: Jribas@usp.br.
authors.forename: Jose Ribas
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Milanez de Campos
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kauffman
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Oswaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wolosker
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013562:Sympathectomy / Q000379:methods*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Hyperhidrosis; Primary hyperhidrosis; Sympathetic denervation; Thoracic sympathectomy; VATS