The use of clip-suture in thoracic sympathectomy
- 1 September 1994
- journal article
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 81 (3) , 482
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1994.81.3.0482
Abstract
A technique is described for using a clip-suture to expedite handling of the divided sympathetic chain in a deep, small upper-thoracic exposure. No late failures were experienced in 23 patients with hyperhydrosis surgically treated using this technique.Keywords
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