Thoracoscopic Sympathetic Nerve Reconstruction with using an Intercostal Nerve Graft after Thoracoscopic Sympathetic Clipping for Facial Hyperhidrosis

Abstract

From October 2005 to August 2006, sympathetic nerve reconstruction with using the intercostal nerve was per- formed in 4 patients with severe compensatory hyperhidrosis following thoracoscopic sympathetic surgery for facial hyperhidrosis. The interval between the initial sympathetic clipping and the sympathetic nerve reconstruction was a median of 23.1 months. The compensatory sweating after sympathetic nerve reconstruction was improved for 2 pa- tients, but it was not improved for 2 patients. Thoracoscopic sympathetic nerve reconstruction may be one of the useful treatment methods for the patients with severe compensatory hyperhidrosis after they under go sympathetic nerve surgery for hyperhidrosis. (ope

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