Abstract RE: Lin T-S, Fang H-Y. Transthoracic endoscopic sympathectomy in the treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis—with emphasis on perioperative management (1360 case analyses). Surg Neurol 1999;52:453–7. The authors describe their surgical technique for transthoracic endoscopic sympathectomy and their results in 1360 patients, with a mean follow-up period of 27.8 months. Ninety-five percent of their patients had highly satisfactory results, although 84% developed compensatory sweating of the trunk and lower limbs. Surgical complications and recurrence rates were minimal.