Wong Randolph H L, Ng Calvin S H, Wong Jasper K W, Tsang Susanna
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Mar;14(3):350-2. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivr121. Epub 2011 Dec 20.
Thoracic sympathectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure for the treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis. However, one major complication of such a procedure is compensatory truncal hyperhidrosis. We describe an extreme case of compensatory truncal hyperhidrosis and anhidrosis over the head and neck region which led to a heatstroke. Bilateral reoperative needlescopic video-assisted thoracic surgery was performed for the reversal of thoracic sympathectomy with an interposition intercostal nerve graft. The patient's truncal hyperhidrosis resolved gradually over 1 month following the reversal procedure.
胸交感神经切除术是治疗手掌多汗症的一种常用外科手术。然而,该手术的一个主要并发症是代偿性躯干多汗症。我们描述了一例极端的代偿性躯干多汗症病例,患者头颈部无汗,最终导致中暑。通过双侧再次手术,采用针式内镜视频辅助胸外科手术,置入肋间神经移植进行胸交感神经切除术的逆转。术后1个月内,患者的躯干多汗症逐渐缓解。