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Cervico- Dorsal Sympathectomy in the Management of Essential Hyperhidrosis in the Upper Limb
Stuart Renwick1, John Loewenthal1
1Department of Surgery, University of Sydney and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|December 22, 2017
Abstract:
Essential hyperhidrosis of the upper limb is readily corrected by cervico-dorsal sympathectomy. The clinical picture of this condition, the mechanisms of sweat production and the results of treatment are discussed.
Summary:
Treatment of essential hyperhidrosis of the upper limb in five patients by bilateral cervical sympathectomy is reported. There was no mortality and little morbidity in this series, and all patients were relieved of their distressing symptoms.

