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Erschienen in: European Surgery 1/2023

16.12.2022 | original article

Long-term results for palmar hyperhidrosis and palmar hyperhidrosis with axillary and/or plantar sweating: T3+T4 sympathicotomy vs. T4 sympathicotomy

verfasst von: Xiaoling Shen, MD, Yuchuan Luo, MD, Haifeng Hu, MD, Shaowen Zhang, MD, Jie Huang, MD, Songping Xie, MD, Gaoli Liu, MD, Hui Feng, MD

Erschienen in: European Surgery | Ausgabe 1/2023

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Summary

Background

Sympathicotomy is currently the most effective treatment for palmar hyperhidrosis; however, there is a lack of consensus regarding treatment of patients with palmar hyperhidrosis accompanied by axillary and/or plantar sweating.

Methods

We retrospectively analysed the data of patients with palmar hyperhidrosis accompanied by axillary and/or plantar sweating who underwent bilateral thoracoscopic sympathicotomy and explored the optimal level of sympathicotomy.

Results

There was no significant difference in baseline characteristics and early postoperative results between the two groups. In the follow-up period, the improvement of the degree of palmar sweating in the T3+T4 group was better (p < 0.05). The incidence of compensatory hyperhidrosis was significantly rarer in group T4 (p < 0.05). For patients with palmar hyperhidrosis accompanied by axillary sweating, the improvement rate of axillary sweating was higher in group T3+T4, both at 1 month and 3 years after surgery (p < 0.05). For patients with palmar hyperhidrosis accompanied by plantar sweating, the improvement rate was 33.3% in group T4 and 70% in group T3+T4 at 3 years after surgery (p < 0.05). Satisfaction rate and recurrence rate showed no statistical significance between the two groups (all p > 0.05). Group T3+T4 had a lower the Hyperhidrosis Quality of Life Index score (p < 0.05).

Conclusion

Both T3+T4 sympathicotomy and T4 sympathicotomy were safe and effective, but T4 sympathicotomy led to a lower incidence of compensatory hyperhidrosis. T3+T4 sympathicotomy may be more suitable for patients with palmar hyperhidrosis accompanied by axillary and/or plantar sweating.
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Metadaten
Titel
Long-term results for palmar hyperhidrosis and palmar hyperhidrosis with axillary and/or plantar sweating: T3+T4 sympathicotomy vs. T4 sympathicotomy
verfasst von
Xiaoling Shen, MD
Yuchuan Luo, MD
Haifeng Hu, MD
Shaowen Zhang, MD
Jie Huang, MD
Songping Xie, MD
Gaoli Liu, MD
Hui Feng, MD
Publikationsdatum
16.12.2022
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
European Surgery / Ausgabe 1/2023
Print ISSN: 1682-8631
Elektronische ISSN: 1682-4016
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10353-022-00786-4

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