Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Palmar Hyperhidrosis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy (VTS) is effective in treating palmar hyperhidrosis (PH). However, it is no consensus over which segment should undergo VTS to maximize efficacy and minimize the complications of compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH). This study was designed to compare the efficiency and side effects of VTS of different segments in the treatment of PH.

Methods

A comprehensive search of PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, the Cochrane Library, Scopus and Google Scholar was performed to identify studies comparing VTS of different segments for treatment of PH. The data was analyzed by Revman 5.3 software and SPSS 18.0.

Results

A total of eight randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 1200 patients were included

SUBMITTER: Zhang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4871499 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature