William Osler Health Centre doctor Dr. Kashif Irshad is a thoracic surgeon who performs high volumes of Video Assisted Thoracoscopic (VATS) Sympathectomy, a 20-minute procedure that treats excessive ...

Introduction: Primary palmar hyperhidrosis (PPH) impairs the quality of life. Video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathicotomy is an effective treatment method; however, the impact of sex on surgical ...

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive procedure that doctors use to diagnose and treat chest conditions. During a VATS procedure, a surgeon inserts a thin tube with a ...

Doctors in Mumbai have successfully treated a young ex-airhostess suffering from palmar hyperhidrosis, a medical condition characterised by excessive sweating of the hands, through Bilateral ...

Leanne Dronyk tried it all. Deodorants. Medicinal and clinical antiperspirants. Even painful, expensive Botox injections, the effects of which last only six months. For 20 years, Dronyk has suffered ...

Primary hyperhidrosis (PHH) is a disease that is mainly characterized by increased palmar and plantar sweating that significantly affects the everyday functioning. It is not clear to what extent this ...

Researchers took both the learning curve of the new process and the COVID-19 pandemic into consideration. A new cost analysis found some evidence that the initial increased costs associated with robot ...

Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) compared to open lobectomy had a significantly improved overall survival rate, according to a meta-analysis presented at the ...

Surgical outcomes from the phase 3 CheckMate 816 trial: Nivolumab (NIVO) + platinum-doublet chemotherapy (chemo) vs chemo alone as neoadjuvant treatment for patients with resectable non-small cell ...