Background: Endoscopic thoracic sympathicotomy is a safe and effective method in treating primary hyperhidrosis, but postoperative compensatory sweating may be troublesome in some patients.

• 摘要虽然经内视镜胸交感神经截断术是治疗多汗症的有效方法，但是手术后可能发生令人困扰的代偿性出汗问题。