Sunday, November 16, 2008

The global recurrence rate was 8.8%

The global recurrence rate was 8.8%: 6.6% for palmar hyperhidrosis and 65% for axillary hyperhidrosis. Compensatory sweating was observed in 86.4% of the patients.

Dominique Gossot, MDa*, Domenico Galetta, MDa, Antoine Pascal, MDa, Denis Debrosse, MDa, Raffaele Caliandro, MDa, Philippe Girard, MDa, Jean-Baptiste Stern, MDa, Dominique Grunenwald, MDa

Thoracic Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France

Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:1075-1079