| During an endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy, a small clip is surgically attached to the sweatgland nerves to restrict the flood waters. |
| If the syndrome is recognised and treated early then many patients gain prolonged relief from drugs or chemical or surgical sympathectomy. |
| If opiate analgesia remains inadequate, then lumbar sympathectomy or spinal cord stimulation may help. |
| Nurses in the ambulatory surgery department admitted Mr R for a bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy without complications. |
| Since 1997, we have been performing bilateral thoracoscopic sympathectomy as outpatient procedures. |
| For very resistant and distressing cases, where all other treatments fail, a surgical procedure called thoracoscopic sympathectomy is available. |
