ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Surg.
Sec. Thoracic Surgery
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1664901
Scar-Concealed 2+3mm Dual-Port Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy for Palmar Hyperhidrosis: Single-Center Outcomes
Provisionally accepted
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiamen Humanity Hospital, Fujian Medical University,, Xiamen, China
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Objective: To minimize the trauma and incision of the operation for primary palmar hyperhidrosis (PPH), we have designed a inconspicuous scar thoracoscopic bilateral thoracic sympathetic chain transection via "2+3mm" two-pinhole incisions (ISTTST). This study mainly retrospectively compares and analyzes the pros and cons of this surgical method versus the conventional single-port thoracoscopic sympathetic nerve transection (CSTTST). Methods: Data of patients with moderate or severe PPH and underwent thoracic sympathetic chain transection were collected. Patients undergoing ISTTST and those receiving CSTTST were included in the two-pinhole group and the single-port group respectively. The baseline characteristics, intraoperative and postoperative conditions of the two groups were compared. Results: A total of 265 patients were enrolled, including 162 in the single-port group and 103 in the two-pinhole group. There were no statistically significant differences in baseline conditions such as gender, age, BMI, age of onset of PPH, hyperhidrosis sites, hyperhidrosis degree, and transection level of thoracic sympathetic chain between the two groups (P> 0.05). The two-pinhole group had shorter operation time (19.809 ± 3.356 min vs. 22.534 ± 4.541 min), lower postoperative incision pain score (1.563 ± 0.518 vs. 2.012 ± 0.788), and better incision satisfaction (9.437 ± 0.498 vs. 8.068 ± 1.424) (all P <0.001). There were no statistically significant differences in postoperative conditions such as surgical effect, 24-hour postoperative discharge rate, postoperative complication rate, postoperative compensatory hyperhidrosis, postoperative recurrence rate of PPH, and postoperative follow-up time between the two groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion: The ISTTST is a more concealed-scar, minimally invasive, and convenient procedure, meeting the aesthetic needs. Compared with the CSTTST, it has certain advantages and deserves more attention and attempts.
Keywords: Primary palmar hyperhidrosis, Pinhole thoracoscope, Sympathectomy, Inconspicuous Scar surgery, Minimally invasive
Received: 13 Jul 2025; Accepted: 31 Aug 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Yang, Li, Lv, Lan, Liu, Wang, Sun and Han. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Kaibao Han, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiamen Humanity Hospital, Fujian Medical University,, Xiamen, China
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