Abstract
Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy is indicated for patients with sustained sympathetic hypertonia. We started to treat our patients with endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) instead of the traditional thoracic sympathetic ganglion bloc.
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Abe, Y. (2019). Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy. In: Ohseto, K., Uchino, H., Iida, H. (eds) Nerve Blockade and Interventional Therapy. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54660-3_38
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