Surgical technique. 1 After induction of general anesthesia, the operation is performed using single-lung ventilation technique. A double-lumen endotracheal ...

Thoracoscopic sympathectomy is performed using minimally invasive endoscopic techniques first described by Kux[17] in 1951 for the treatment of hyperhidrosis.

10 апр. 2011 г. · After expanding both the patient's lungs with positive pressure ventilation, the tube is removed from the chest quickly at positive pressure to ...

11 нояб. 2020 г. · The technique can be performed with 1, 2, 3, or 4 ports, and the thoracic sympathetic chain section can be done with scissors, electrocautery, ...

Patients are positioned supine with both arms outstretched on arm boards and the trunk in a 30° Fowler position.

Thoracic sympathectomy (TS) is a procedure designed to interrupt the adrenergic effect of the central nervous system on the upper extremity.

Thoracoscopic sympathectomy has been used for the treatment of sympathetic dysfunction since it was first described in the 1940s.

16 авг. 2019 г. · Thoracoscopic sympathectomy is a minimally invasive technique used for the treatment of a variety of disorders controlled by the sympathetic autonomic nervous ...

4 апр. 2017 г. · This method is characterized by the interruption of the chain without transecting it, but by means of metallic clips applied across the trunk, ...