Thoracoscopic sympathectomy

Abstract

With the advent of videotechnology, sympathectomy has assumed a more important role in the armamentarium of managing diseases of the autonomic system. Currently it is used primarily for hyperhydrosis, although sympathectomy for reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), Raynaud disease and other diseases still are performed, but less frequently. Most of this article will refer primarily to hyperhydrosis patients.