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Comparison between unilateral sequential and bilateral simultaneous endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis on patients outcomes notably compensatory hyperhidrosis.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| B-ETS | Active Comparator | Bilateral simultaneous endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy: bilateral simultaneous T2-T3 ganglionectomy. |
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| S-ETS | Active Comparator | unilateral sequential endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy: unilateral T2-T3 ganglionectomy of the dominant side followed by T2-T3 ganglionectomy of the other side after 2 months interval |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| bilateral simultaneous endoscopic thoracic symapthectomy | Procedure | Patients underwent bilateral simultaneous T2-T3 ganglionectomy using thoracoscopic approach. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of participants developing compensatory hyperhidrosis (reflex sweating) following sympathectomy. | Number pf patients developing compensatory hyperhidrosis (reflex sweating) following sympathectomy. Compensatory hyperhidrosis was graded as "severe" when the patient mentioned that sweating interfered with his or her normal activity, "moderate" when the patient indicated that his or her sweating was not bothersome and "mild" when the patient did not mention dampness or made only a brief reference. | one year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number of patients who will be satisfied or unsatisfied regarding the procedure. | we measure patient satisfaction regarding the procedure by asking the patients to rate their level of satisfaction as very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied and very dissatisfied. Patients were considered satisfied if they reported being very satisfied or somewhat satisfied. | one year |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| tamer youssef, MD | Mansoura Faculty of Medicine | Study Director |
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| unilateral sequential endoscopic thoracic symapthectomy. | Procedure | Patients underwent unilateral T2-T3 ganglionectomy of the dominant side followed by T2-T3 ganglionectomy of the other side after 2 months interval. |
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