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Short-term result of thoracoscopic sympathectomy is excellent. A majority of patients enjoy dry and warm hands immediately after surgery. The results of thoracoscopic sympathectomy reported in recent literatures indicate excellent improvement (98%) with minimal side effects. As Table 1 indicates, only 2% (37 patients out of 1881) reported no beneficial effects of surgery. Long-term improvements reported by Zacherl show a 98% relief rate of all patients after a 16 years follow-up period.
Dr. Baumgartner has operated on more than 1000 patients in the past years. The hands of greater than 99% of patients who completed the thoracoscopic sympathectomy procedure became dry and warm. Approximately 80% of our patients also reported dry soles of the feet after having surgery. This compares favorably with the information from Table 1.
| Authors |
Year |
Country |
# Of Cases |
# Of Failures |
% Of Failure |
| Rex LO, et al. |
1998 |
Sweden |
785 |
24 |
3.0 |
| Cohen Z, et al. |
1998 |
Israel |
223 |
3 |
1.3 |
| Zacherl J, et al. |
1998 |
Austria |
187 |
3 |
1.0 |
| Lin CC, et al. |
1998 |
Taiwan |
326 |
3 |
1.0 |
| Noppen M, et al. |
1996 |
Belgium |
100 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Hsu CP, et al. |
1994 |
Taiwan |
80 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Chen JH, et al. |
1994 |
Taiwan |
180 |
4 |
2.0 |
| TOTAL |
37 |
2.0 |
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