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Evolution of Surgical Methods and Difficulties Relating to Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy

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Based on experience gained at the Hyperhidrosis Outpatient Clinic of the Hospital of Clínicas of São Paulo, Brazil, with videothoracoscopic thoracic sympathectomy, in this chapter the evolution of the surgical method—including anesthesia, the patient’s position on the surgical table, and the target segment of the sympathetic chain, as well as the contraindications and difficulties encountered in performing the surgical procedure, particularly in the presence of the azygous lobe—are described.

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  1. Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Paulo Kauffman

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  1. General Surgery and Biotechnology, Positivo University and INC Hospital, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

    Marcelo de Paula Loureiro

  2. Thoracic Surgery Division, Heart Institute, Clinics Hospital, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    José Ribas M. de Campos

  3. Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Nelson Wolosker

  4. Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Paulo Kauffman

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Kauffman, P. (2018). Evolution of Surgical Methods and Difficulties Relating to Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy. In: Loureiro, M., Campos, J., Wolosker, N., Kauffman, P. (eds) Hyperhidrosis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89527-7_22

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