[Thoracoscopic sympathectomy for arterial ischemia of the upper extremities: a case report].

Introduction: Thoracoscopic surgery reduce the morbidity of sympathectomy. Major indications of video-assisted sympathectomy (VAT) include hyperhidrosis, Raynaud's disease, causalgia, and reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Because little information is available in the national and international literature VAT sympathectomy in the treatment of upper extremities ischemia, we decided to present our first case.