Excision of sympathetic ganglia and the rami communicantes with histological confirmation offers better early and late outcomes in Video assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy (VATS) is an established minimally invasive procedure for thoracic sympathetic blockade in patients with hyperhidrosis, facial flushing and intractable angina. Various techniques using clips...
Main Authors: | Sivalingam Sivakumar, Nanjaiah Prakash, Rathinam Sridhar, Rajesh Pala B |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/3/1/50 |
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