Single stage bilateral uniportal videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy for hyperhidrosis: can it be managed as an outpatient procedure?
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Single stage bilateral uniportal videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy for hyperhidrosis: can it be managed as an outpatient procedure?
INTRODUCTION The videothoracoscopic approach is minimally invasive with benefits that include less postoperative pain and shorter hospital stay. It is also a safe procedure which can be performed on an outpatient basis. AIM To determine whether videothoracoscopic sympathicotomy can be performed safely in most patients as an outpatient procedure. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between July 2005 and Oc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1895-4588
DOI: 10.5114/wiitm.2016.60182