The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 3 , Pages 581-585 , September 2009

Effect of sympathectomy level on the incidence of compensatory hyperhidrosis after sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis

Received 6 November 2006 ,Revised 11 December 2008 ,Accepted 7 March 2009.

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 Read at the Thirty-second Annual Meeting of The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Sun Valley, Idaho, Jun 21–24, 2006.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00563-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.03.059

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 3 , Pages 581-585 , September 2009

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