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- Title
Long-term results of endoscopic symphathetic block using the Lin-Telaranta classification.
- Authors
Rantanen, Tuomo; Telaranta, Timo
- Abstract
Background: Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy has been used successfully in the treatment of blushing, excessive sweating, and social phobia. However, the adverse effects of endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy are more severe and frequent than the adverse effects of endoscopic sympathetic block (ESB). The use of different blocking levels for different indications in ESB according to the Lin-Telaranta classification further decreases the postoperative adverse effects. However, there are few data on the long-term results of ESB performed using the Lin-Telaranta classification. Methods: Ninety-five patients (55 men, 40 women) were interviewed by before the surgery using our routine questionnaire, and the same questionnaire was answered postoperatively by the patients. In addition, a long-term follow-up questionnaire was sent to all patients whose address was known. Forty-seven patients (24 men, 23 women) answered to this questionnaire. The Davidson brief social phobia scale and the Liebowitz quality of life scale were used. Patients were divided to 3 categories: category 1, patients with sweating problems; category 2, patients with blushing; and category 3, and patients with symptoms other than sweating or blushing. Results: Among patients in category 1, social phobia decreased from 12.43 to 6.71 ( p = 0.004), in category 2 from 13.97 to 7.69 ( p < 0.001), and in category 3 from 13.18 to 9.64 ( p = 0.007) during long-term follow-up. Among patients with severe sweating problems preoperatively, sweating decreased from 2.50 to 1.29 ( p = 0.003) among patients in category 1 and from 1.86 to 1.16 ( p < 0.001) among patients in category 2. Among patients with unbearable blushing, blushing decreased from 4 to 1.80 ( p < 0.001). Conclusions: Patients got a clear help from ESB performed using the Lin-Telaranta classification to treat blushing, excessive sweating, and social phobia with and without physical symptoms. In addition, compensatory sweating increased only slightly.
- Subjects
SYMPATHECTOMY; ENDOSCOPIC surgery; SOCIAL phobia; BLUSHING; SYMPATHETIC nervous system surgery
- Publication
Surgical Endoscopy & Other Interventional Techniques, 2013, Vol 27, Issue 10, p3860
- ISSN
1866-6817
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00464-013-2995-3