Dorsal Sympathicotomy for Hyperhidrosis
Key Points
- Primary hyperhidrosis involves excessive sweating from the hands, axillae or feet
- Craniofacial sweating or blushing is a rare subset of primary hyperhidrosis
- A variety of medical and surgical therapies exist depending on the location of the excessive sweating
- Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) is an excellent surgical technique to permanently abolish palmar and axillary hyperhidrosis
- Intraoperative identification of visual and tactile landmarks helps to identify the sympathetic chain
- The level at which the sympathetic nerve is clipped/divided is determined by the preoperative patient symptomatology
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Last updated: December 6, 2022
Citation
Compeau, Christopher G. "Dorsal Sympathicotomy for Hyperhidrosis." Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book, Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2022. STS Surgery, ebook.sts.org.
Compeau CG. Dorsal Sympathicotomy for Hyperhidrosis. In: Darling GE, Baumgartner WA, Jacobs JP, eds. Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book. Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons; 2022. ebook.sts.org. Accessed September 30, 2023.
Compeau, C. G. (2022). Dorsal Sympathicotomy for Hyperhidrosis. In Darling, G., Baumgartner, W., & Jacobs, J. (Eds.), Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book. Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons. ebook.sts.org
Compeau CG. Dorsal Sympathicotomy for Hyperhidrosis [Internet]. In: Darling GE, Baumgartner WA, Jacobs JP, editors. Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book. Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons; 2022. [cited 2023 September 30]. Available from: ebook.sts.org.
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