A simplified one-time bilateral thoracoscopic T2-T3 sympathicolysis technique using single-lumen endotracheal intubation with high frequency jet ventilation and electrocautery destruction ("sympathicolysis") of the sympathetic ganglia was applied in 100 consecutive patients with severe essential hyperhidrosis (EH). Providing a pleural space can be created, this technique was proven simple and safe, and short-term clinical results were excellent: palmar hyperhidrosis was cured in 98% of patients, and axillar and plantar improvement was achieved in 62 and 65% of patients, respectively. Side-effects and complications were minor (compensatory hyperhidrosis) or self-limiting (pain). These data confirm the safety and efficacy of thoracoscopic sympathetic interventions for the treatment of EH, and support the evolution toward simplified methodologies.
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