Effect of Thoracic Sympathectomy on Arm and Leg Exercise Capacity and on Lung Function

Background: Thoracic T 2–4 sympathectomy (TS) relieves palmar hyperhidrosis. These same roots innervate the heart and the lung. Thoracoscopic TS minimizes damage to the chest wall so that the effect of sympathectomy itself on these organs can be studied. We attempted to determine whether attenuated...

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