Transaxillary decompression of thoracic outlet syndrome patients presenting with cervical ribs
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Cervical Ribs and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Cervical ribs are an anomaly that arise from the lowest cervical vertebrae but their relationship to thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is not so constant that the two conditions should be seen as synonymous. Perhaps no more than 10% of people who have cervical ribs develop TOS and the syndrome may well occur in the absence of ribs. Diagnosis of TOS may be difficult and depends upon a thorough hist...
متن کاملCervical Ribs and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Cervical ribs are an anomaly that arise from the lowest cervical vertebrae but their relationship to thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is not so constant that the two conditions should be seen as synonymous. Perhaps no more than 10% of people who have cervical ribs develop TOS and the syndrome may well occur in the absence of ribs. Diagnosis of TOS may be difficult and depends upon a thorough hist...
متن کاملClinical 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...
متن کاملCervical Rib and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
A cervical rib is a supernumerary rib that occasionally projects from the lateral mass of the 7th cervical vertebra. Clinically, it can cause obscure nervous or vascular symptoms, and it is difficult to diagnose. Studies have shown the prevalence of cervical ribs to lie between 0.03% on radiographs and 3% in postmortem investigations, depending on the sex and race of the population studied. The...
متن کاملA Review Study: Clinical Assessment of Patients With Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Purpose: Thoracic outlet syndrome is one of the most controversial topics in clinical medicine due to its difficult assessment and management. The appropriate treatment depends on accurate and comprehensive assessment. This study aimed to review the current assessments of these patients. Methods: This study was conducted by review of the articles published between 1990 and 2014. Search was con...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.01.057