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ArticleTheScientificWorldJournal2012

In the search for the treatment of compensatory sweating.

Tomasz Stefaniak, Marta Cwigon, Dariusz Łaski

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Article in TheScientificWorldJournal, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Can we predict the compensatory hyperhidrosis following a thoracic sympathectomy?Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2019
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  4. Prediction of compensatory hyperhidrosis with botulinum toxin A and local anesthetic.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tomasz StefaniakDepartment of General, Endocrine and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, 7 Debinki Street, PL-80-210 Gdansk, Poland. wujstef@gumed.edu.pl
Marta Cwigon
Dariusz Łaski
Gdańsk Medical University · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite success of thoracic sympathectomy (ETS), there are patients that develop postoperatively intensive sweating of the trunk. The aim of the study was to present outcomes of three of those methods: removal of the clips, clipping of T6-9, and regional abdomino-lumbar iontophoresis (RALI).

methodsOut of the group of 229 patients treated with ETS, there were 9 that requested removal of the clips, 3 were treated with T6-9 video thoracoscopic block, and 5 were treated with RALI. The intensity of the side effect has been evaluated subjectively (with overall and localized perception of intensity of sweating) and objectively (with gravimetry).

resultsThe removal of the clips resulted in slow (about 12 months) diminishing of the intensity of sweating of the trunk; but the symptom did not disappear to the degree satisfactory for the patients. The T6-9 block resulted in partial and transient diminishing of the symptom. The iontophoresis resulted in very promising short-term results.

conclusionRemoval of the clips from the sympathetic trunk does not provide resolution of compensatory sweating in 1 year of observation. T6-9 block does not provide remedy for compensatory hyperhidrosis. Regional abdomino-lumbar iontophoresis seems to be very promising, but further research and followup are mandatory.

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HumansHyperhidrosisIontophoresisLumbosacral RegionPostoperative ComplicationsReference ValuesReproducibility of ResultsStatistics, NonparametricSympathectomyThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedTreatment Outcome

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PMID23028247
PMCPMC3458267
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