BACKGROUND: Thoracic sympathectomy is indicated to treat primary @entity1119 . The objective is to analyze the results and complications of thoracic sympathectomy and propose a questionnaire to assess the quality of life of @entity1 . METHODS: Between October 1995 and March 2002, 378 @entity1 were evaluated. Sixty-two percent were female, with a mean age of 26.8 years old (range 9 to 70 years old). There were 57.4% @entity1 with @entity1119 ; 25% with palmar, plantar, and axillary @entity1119 ; 15.7% with pure axillary @entity1119 ; and 6.5% with craniofacial @entity1119 . General anesthesia was used in 97.3%, epidural with sedation in 2.7%. The sympathetic chain was resected in 12.5%, thermal ablation with the electrical scalpel was performed in 66.3%, and with the harmonic scalpel in 21.2% of the @entity1 . RESULTS: Successful sympathectomies were performed in 90.3% of the @entity1 ; the follow-up was from 1 to 60 months (mean 12.4 +/- 8.3 months). The recurrence rates were 8.2% for palmar @entity1119 , 13.7% for pure axillary @entity1119 , 27.5% of which were reoperated successfully. Improvement of the plantar @entity1119 was also registered in 58%. @entity4820 was reported in 1% with regression in half of them after 30 days. No mortality or serious complications were observed, nor the need to convert to thoracotomy. Of the total number of @entity1 , 93.4% answered the quality of life questionnaire, 86.4% of whom noted improvement after the procedure. CONCLUSIONS: Thoracic sympathectomy is a simple, effective, safe method for the treatment of @entity1119 , resulting in an improved quality of life for @entity1 . The questionnaire documents this change.

Quality of life, before and after thoracic sympathectomy: report on 378 operated XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1119 :: ('MESH:D006945', 'Disease') :: ['palmar-plantar hyperhidrosis', 'hyperhidrosis'] @entity4820 :: ('MESH:D006732', 'Disease') :: ["Horner's syndrome"]
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
