Complications of video assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy for primary hyperhidrosis.

Objective: To document the possible complications of video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy procedure and their frequency of occurrence.

Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at King Hussein Medical Center, Amman, Jordan, between April 2001 and January 2006. Two hundred and seven patients underwent thoracoscopic sympathectomy for the treatment of facial, axillary, and/or palmar hyperhidrosis.

Comparison of the efficacy and safety of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with the open method for the treatment of primary pneumothorax in adults.

Objective: To determine whether video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is as effective as the traditional open method through axillary thoracotomy for the management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at King Hussein Medical Center in the period between March 2002 and March 2007. Eighty-two patients were included in this study.