Compensatory hyperhidrosis following endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy: a 5-year follow-up study of risk factors and symptom progression
This study found that compensatory hyperhidrosis is relatively common in patients undergoing ETS, and symptoms may progressively worsen over time. The level of sympathetic nerve resection and the number of affected areas are key predictive factors for symptom progression.
Authors
- Jianyang Wu
- Z H Chen
- Shaohang Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2422-4650)
- Jian-Xin Xu
- Chengbin Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0759-0942)
- Yen‐Chuan Ou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6080-7231)
- Junkai Xiong
- Zhiyang Xu
Institutions
- Fujian Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03720-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16