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Outcome Of Bilateral Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Patients With Primary Focal Hyperhidrosis
Sponsor: Sohag University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the overall efficiency of Bilateral Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy on the permanent reduction of Primary focal hyperhidrosis of predilective parts of the body, palms, armpits, face, and soles.
Official title: Outcome Of Bilateral Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Patients With Primary Focal Hyperhidrosis, Sohag University Hospital Experience
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
15 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2024-01-01
Completion Date
2025-06
Last Updated
2024-10-15
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Thoracic Sympathectomy
Bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy will be performed with general anesthesia, using single lung ventilation and monopolar cautery for transection of the sympathetic chain. Persons with PFH who underwent the BTS were classified into three groups, depending the level of transaction of sympathetic chain: 1. transection at the level from the second to the forth thoracic sympathetic ganglion (T2- T4); 2. transection at the level from the third to the forth thoracic sympathetic ganglion (T3-T4) 3. transection at the level from the second to the third thoracic sympathetic ganglion (T2-T3)..
Locations (1)
Sohag University
Sohag, Sohag Governorate, Egypt