Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Transaxillary Approach
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Clinical predictors of surgical outcome in patients with thoracic outlet syndrome operated on via transaxillary approach.
OBJECTIVES Although the transaxillary route appears to be the optimal approach in patients with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), the effect of clinical features on surgical outcome remains unclear. We conducted a study to determine the clinical predictors of surgical outcome in patients with TOS. METHODS We examined the data charts of patients with TOS who underwent operation via transaxillary...
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عنوان ژورنال: Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1522-2942
DOI: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2012.01.001