Transthoracic Endoscopic Sympathectomy for Treatment of Hyperhidrosis Palmaris

手多汗之內視鏡手術治療

璩大成(Dachen Chu) ； 施培國(Pei-Kou Shi) ； 吳浚明(Chun-Ming Wu)

《The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences》 13卷3期 (1997/03) Pp. 162-168

https://doi.org/10.6452/KJMS.199703.0162

摘要

The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of modified transthoracic endoscopic sympathectomy (TES) being used in our institute for treatment of hyperhidrosis palmaris(HP).
One hundred and eight cases of HP were treated using TES from June 1991 to June 1992. All underwent TES bilaterally. Palmar temperature was monitored during the operation as an indicator of a successful lesioning of the sympathetic trunk at the T2 level.
The ages of the patients ranged from 10 to 61 years. Fifty-one percent of these patients had a positive family history. Seventy-three percent had onset during childhood. Eighty-nine percent had excessive plantar sweating in addition to hyperhidrosis palmaris. The increase in palmar temperature after lesioning the sympathetic trunk was in versely related to the preoperative temperature of the palms (r=0.81, p＜0.005). Our treatment resulted in improvement of palmar sweating in all of the patients. Decrease of plantar sweating was also noted in 68% of the patients at follow up. No neurological deficits were found. Transient post-operative chest discomfort and compensatory hyperhidosis (87%) were the most common complications.
TES is an effective method for treating patients with HP, with a shorter operation time, fewer hospital days, and a better cosmetic result, as compared with the dorsasl approach for thoracic sympathectomy.

並列摘要

The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of modified transthoracic endoscopic sympathectomy (TES) being used in our institute for treatment of hyperhidrosis palmaris(HP).
One hundred and eight cases of HP were treated using TES from June 1991 to June 1992. All underwent TES bilaterally. Palmar temperature was monitored during the operation as an indicator of a successful lesioning of the sympathetic trunk at the T2 level.
The ages of the patients ranged from 10 to 61 years. Fifty-one percent of these patients had a positive family history. Seventy-three percent had onset during childhood. Eighty-nine percent had excessive plantar sweating in addition to hyperhidrosis palmaris. The increase in palmar temperature after lesioning the sympathetic trunk was in versely related to the preoperative temperature of the palms (r=0.81, p＜0.005). Our treatment resulted in improvement of palmar sweating in all of the patients. Decrease of plantar sweating was also noted in 68% of the patients at follow up. No neurological deficits were found. Transient post-operative chest discomfort and compensatory hyperhidosis (87%) were the most common complications.
TES is an effective method for treating patients with HP, with a shorter operation time, fewer hospital days, and a better cosmetic result, as compared with the dorsasl approach for thoracic sympathectomy.

並列關鍵字

endoscopic sympathectomy ； hyperhidrosis palmaris ； plantaris