Recurrence of original symptoms

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. It was considered as minor by 61% of them, as embarrassing by 31.5%, and as disabling by 7.5%. Other reported side effects were: Horner's syndrome in 3 patients (2.4%), healing in 2 of them; chronic rhinitis in 3 (2.4%); gustatory sweating in 9 (7.2%); and hand dryness in 42%.

Long-term results of endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for upper limb hyperhidrosis.

Gossot D, Galetta D, Pascal A, Debrosse D, Caliandro R, Girard P, Stern JB, Grunenwald D.

Thoracic Department, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12683540?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA&linkpos=5&log$=relatedarticles&logdbfrom=pubmed

Number of unsatisfied patients after T2, T3 Sympathectomy

moderate-to-severe reflex sweating was more common in the ETS2 and ETS3 groups. About 40% of ETS2 groups and 25% of ETS3 group patients were unsatisfied with their operation.

Mahdy T, Youssef T, Elmonem HA, Omar W, Elateef AA.

Department of Surgery, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

Surgery. 2008 Jun;143(6):784-9. Epub 2008 Mar 20