| Literature DB >> 22186129 |
Randolph H L Wong1, Calvin S H Ng, Jasper K W Wong, Susanna Tsang.
Abstract
Thoracic sympathectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure for the treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis. However, one major complication of such a procedure is compensatory truncal hyperhidrosis. We describe an extreme case of compensatory truncal hyperhidrosis and anhidrosis over the head and neck region which led to a heatstroke. Bilateral reoperative needlescopic video-assisted thoracic surgery was performed for the reversal of thoracic sympathectomy with an interposition intercostal nerve graft. The patient's truncal hyperhidrosis resolved gradually over 1 month following the reversal procedure.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22186129 PMCID: PMC3290371 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivr121
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg ISSN: 1569-9285