Who should not undergo ETS?
A. ETS may not recommended for patients with cardio-respiratory illness, pleural disease, untreated thyroid disease, or excessive scarring of the chest, such as what can occur from previous pneumonia that was not detected. Patients with very unusual anatomical abnormalities should not undergo the surgery, but these abnormalities are very rare. ETS is not recommended for plantar hyperhidrosis (feet).
