Thoracic outlet syndrome in children and young adults.

A 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...

Managing pediatric thoracic outlet syndrome

BACKGROUND Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is largely overlooked in children and adolescents because the condition is not widely viewed as a pediatric disorder. This study aimed to clarify the causes, best treatment approaches, and prognosis for young patients with TOS. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted on 13 patients, from 4 to 13 years of age, with TOS. Ten children underwent surgi...

Isolated Juvenile Xanthogranuloma in Thoracic Spine: Intraoperative Cytological Diagnosis of a Rare Presentation

Juvenile Xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a benign proliferative disorder of non-Langerhans histiocytes, occurring in vast majority of cases as multiple, selflimited, cutaneous lesions of children in the first two decades of life [1]. Extracutaneous manifestations of JXG are uncommon, and isolated JXG involving the spinal column is extremely rare [2]. We hereby report the clinicopathological features o...

Critical Upper Limb Ischemia Due to Brachial Tourniquet in Misdiagnosed Thoracic Outlet Syndrome after Carpal Tunnel Decompression: A Case Report

We present the case of a 68-year-old woman, referred to our department for critical upper limb ischemia, which had occurred a few days after homolateral surgical ligamentotomy for carpal tunnel syndrome, diagnosed and confirmed by electromyography, and performed with a brachial tourniquet. The patient was later admitted for subsequent progressive necrosis of the first three fingers of the left ...

Author's response to reviews Title: Thoracic spine pain in the general population: Prevalence, incidence and associated factors in children,adolescents and adults. A systematic review Authors:

Inter-arm arterial pressure difference caused by prone position in the thoracic outlet syndrome patient -A case report-

Thoracic outlet syndrome has neurologic symptoms caused by compression of brachial plexus, blood vessel symptoms are caused by compression of the artery or vein. The authors report a case of sudden decrease in blood pressure of the left arm after turning the patient from supine position to prone position. They confirmed that the patient had thoracic outlet syndrome after performing computed tom...