Dangerous complications of sympathectomy reported

Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS), a procedure used to correct palmar hyperhidrosis, facial sweating and blushing, can be accompanied by dangerous complications, according to a Feb 5, 2004, news release from John Wiley & Sons, Inc, publisher of the British Journal of surgery.

Complications of procedure to correct sweating reported. | Goliath Business News

"Lifestyle' Surgical Procedure Carries Unrecognized Risk of Complications" (news release, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley &
Sons, Inc, British Journal of Surgery, Feb 5, 2004)