Journals / Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Tıp Dergisi / 2026 / Volume: 13 Issue: 1

Is Palmar Temperature Change a Predictor of Operative Success in Patients Undergoing Sympathectomy for Idiopathic Hyperhidrosis?

İdiyopatik Hiperhidrozis Nedeniyle Sempatektomi Uygulanan Hastalarda Tedavi Etkinliğini Belirlemede Palmar Isı Değişimi bir belirteç midir?

Argün Kış(PAMUKKALE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0001-9903-1576
Ahmet Kayahan Tekneci(EGE UNIVERSITY, EGE FACULTY OF MEDICINE)0000-0003-2261-2975
Alparslan Çakan(EGE UNIVERSITY, EGE FACULTY OF MEDICINE)0000-0002-4958-0996
Ufuk Çağırıcı(EGE UNIVERSITY, EGE FACULTY OF MEDICINE)0000-0001-7827-793X
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2026-04-29
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This provides the surgeon with a valuable indication of the efficacy of the procedure during the operation, with the potential to mitigate postoperative complications by circumventing additional tissue dissection, particularly in cases involving patients with pleural adhesions or variations, such as the azygos lobe, that complicate the procedure.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) has been shown to be an effective treatment for idiopathic hyperhidrosis, particularly in cases of excessive sweating in the palmar and axillary regions.
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Key Findings & Data:A total of 30 patients diagnosed with idiopathic hyperhidrosis underwent videothoracoscopic sympathectomy and during operation changes in palmar temperature were recorded.
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Conclusion & Impact:This provides the surgeon with a valuable indication of the efficacy of the procedure during the operation, with the potential to mitigate postoperative complications by circumventing additional tissue dissection, particularly in cases involving patients with pleural adhesions or variations, such as the azygos lobe, that complicate the procedure.
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⚙️Variables:Compensatory Sweating · Endoscopic Thoracic · Hyperhidrosis

Abstract

Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) has been shown to be an effective treatment for idiopathic hyperhidrosis, particularly in cases of excessive sweating in the palmar and axillary regions. The present study observed peroperative palmar temperature change and made a comparison between postoperative sweating complaints. A total of 30 patients diagnosed with idiopathic hyperhidrosis underwent videothoracoscopic sympathectomy and during operation changes in palmar temperature were recorded. The records were then compared with the satisfaction questionnaire that had been administered to the patients. Subsequent to the sympathectomy procedure, measurements were made at five-minute intervals, with the values being recorded at the conclusion of 15 minutes. The mean temperature increase was 1.3°C for the right hand and 1.6°C for the left hand. The measured temperature increases were found to be statistically significant (p=0.01). When the temperature increases were compared according to T3 and T3+T4 sympathectomy level, there was no significant difference in temperature increases between the groups. Furthermore, a significant proportion of patients expressed satisfaction with both the operation itself and the subsequent recovery period, with 77% rating their experience as either 'good' or 'excellent'. The success and efficiency of the sympathectomy procedure can be demonstrated by palmar temperature monitoring during the perioperative period. This provides the surgeon with a valuable indication of the efficacy of the procedure during the operation, with the potential to mitigate postoperative complications by circumventing additional tissue dissection, particularly in cases involving patients with pleural adhesions or variations, such as the azygos lobe, that complicate the procedure.

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İdiopatik hiperhidrozis tedavisinde Endoskopik torakal sempatektomi (ETS) özellikle palmar ve aksiller aşırı terleme sorununa yüksek oranda fayda sağlayan bir yöntemdir. Bu çalışmada peroperatuar palmar ısı değişimi gözlenerek, postoperatif dönemdeki terleme şikayetleri karşılaştırılmıştır. İdiopatik hiperhidrozis tanılı 30 hastaya videotorakoskopik sempatektomi operasyonu uygulanarak, ameliyat süresince palmar ısı değişimleri kayıt altına alındı. Kayıtlar, hastalara uygulanan memnuniyet anketi ile karşılaştırıldı. Sempatektomi işlemi sonrası 5’er dakikalık aralıklarla ölçümler yapılarak 15 dakika sonunda değerler kaydedildi. Sağ el için ortalama ısı artışı 1.3°C iken sol el için 1.6 °C idi. Ölçülen ısı artışlarının istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu belirlendi (p=0.01). T3 ve T3+T4 sempatektomi seviyesine göre ısı artışları karşılaştırıldığında gruplar arasında ısı artışlarında anlamlı bir fark olmadığı görüldü. Hastaların %77’si operasyonu ve sonrasındaki dönemi “iyi” veya “çok iyi” olarak değerlendirdi. Peroperatif süreçte palmar sıcaklık takibi ile sempatektomi işleminin başarısı ve etkinliği gösterilebilir. Bu, operasyon sırasında cerraha yaptığı işlemin başarısı hakkında fikir vermekle beraber, özellikle plevral adezyonları olan veya azigos lobu gibi işlemi zorlaştıran varyasyonlar nedeniyle ortaya çıkabilecek zorlukların önüne geçerek fazladan doku diseksiyonunu önlemek suretiyle postoperatif komplikasyonların azalmasını sağlayabilir.

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Kış, A., Tekneci, A. K., Turhan, K., Çakan, A., Çağırıcı, U. (2026). Is Palmar Temperature Change a Predictor of Operative Success in Patients Undergoing Sympathectomy for Idiopathic Hyperhidrosis?. Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi Tıp Dergisi, Volume: 13 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.47572/muskutd.1795583

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