NCT02728297

Staged Extended Thoracoscopic Sympathicotomy for Palmo-axillo-plantar Hyperhidrosis

Staged Extended Thoracoscopic Sympathicotomy for Palmo-axillo-plantar Hyperhidrosis; a Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mansoura University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Evaluation of staged endoscopic thoracoscopic sympathicotomy in treatment of palmo-axillo-plantar hyperhidrosis

Detailed description

This is a pilot study that investigates the efficacy of video-assisted endoscopic sympathicotomy from the level of T3 to T12 on combined palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis. Ablation of ascending sympathetic fibers would help alleviating both types of hyperhidrosis in a single setting.

Conditions

• Hyperhidrosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Staged ETS	Thoracoscopic approach of sympathetic ganglia T3-T12 on one side, retraction of the diaphragm and lung laterally to expose the ganglia then ablation of each ganglion using electrocauterization.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-01-01
• Primary completion: 2016-02-01
• Completion: 2016-03-01
• First posted: 2016-04-05
• Last updated: 2016-04-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt