tHOracIc OUtLEt sYNDrOME (tOs) - DIaGNOsIs aND tHEraPY
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Received for publication: Oct. 31, 2005. Revised: Apr. 5, 2006. rEZUMat Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara
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Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a frequently overlooked peripheral nerve compression or tension event that creates difficulties for the clinician regarding diagnosis and management. Investigators have categorized this condition as vascular versus neurogenic, where vascular TOS can be subcategorized as either arterial or venous and neurogenic TOS can subcategorized as either true or disputed. ...
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