Coldness of Hand after Thoracic Sympathectomy in a Patient with Palmar Hyperhidrosis.
- Author:
Man Sil PARK
1
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Eulji Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Korea. pms2201@eulji.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hyperhidrosis;
Postoperative complications
- MeSH:
Adult;
Hand*;
Humans;
Hyperhidrosis*;
Postoperative Complications;
Sympathectomy*
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2000;33(11):904-905
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
A 28-year-old man who had undergone bilateral thoracoscopic T2, T3 thoracic sympa-thectomy due to palmar hyperhidrosis 4 years earlier complained of coldness on right hand. Coldness of hand after thoracic sympathectomy is a rare phenomena. I report this case with brief review of the literatures.