J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Jul;42(7):1238-42.
Steiner Z, Kleiner O, Hershkovitz Y, Mogilner J, Cohen Z.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera 38100, Israel.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
41% of the patients claim quality of life decreased
41% of the participants claimed that their quality of life decreased moderately or severely as a result of CS. Only (sic!) 19.6% would not have undergone the operation in retrospect; there was a significant interesting difference regarding this issue between adults (31.4%) and children (8.8%). The extent of the CS did not change with time in 70% of the patients. It exacerbated in 10% and it diminished in 20%, usually within the first 2 postoperative years. CONCLUSIONS: Thoracoscopic sympathectomy relieves hyperhidrosis in most cases. Patients prefer relief from palmar hyperhidrosis even at the cost of a high rate of CS.
J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Jul;42(7):1238-42.
Steiner Z, Kleiner O, Hershkovitz Y, Mogilner J, Cohen Z.
J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Jul;42(7):1238-42.
Steiner Z, Kleiner O, Hershkovitz Y, Mogilner J, Cohen Z.