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Endoscopic Electrocautery of the Thoracic Sympathetic Chain A Minimally Invasive Way to Treat Palmar Hyperhidrosis

Göran Claes Department of Surgery, Borås Hospital, Borås, Sweden
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Christer Drott Department of Surgery, Borås Hospital, Borås, Sweden
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Gunnar Göthberg Department of Pediatric Surgery, Östra Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
Pages 29-33 | Received 13 Jan 1992, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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