1. Sequential Extended Thoracoscopic Sympathicotomy for Palmo-Axillo-Plantar Hyperhidrosis 
Khaled Elalfy, MD, Sameh Emile, MD, Hossam Elfeki, MS, Ahmed Elmetwally, MD, Mohamed Farag, MD, Waleed Gado, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 104, Issue 4, Pages (October 2017)
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2. Fig 1 Flow diagram for patient recruitment.
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3. Fig 2
(A) Port-site arrangement for extended thoracosopic sympathicotomy and (B) trocar positions. (AAL = anterior axillary line; ICS = intercostal space; PAL = posterior axillary line.)
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4. Fig 3
Operative technique (left side). (A) Retraction of the lung toward the mediastinum. (B) Endoscopic view of the upper part of thoracic sympathetic chain. (C) Incision of the parietal pleura overlying the sympathetic ganglion. (D) Extension of the pleural incision laterally to divide nerve of Kuntz. (E) Transection of the sympathetic chain. (F) Endoscopic view of the last three sympathetic ganglia after ablation.
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