Fifteen patients (16 per cent) developed recurrent sweating, but none required reoperation.
Twelve patients (13 per cent) were dissatisfied with the operative results, mainly owing to compensatory hyperhidrosis, which occurred in 88 patients (97 per cent) within the first year.
The results of endoscopic sympathectomy deteriorate progressively from the immediate outcome.
British Journal of Surgery
Volume 86 Issue 1, Pages 45 - 47
Published Online: 2 Jan 2003