OBJECTIVES To assess the outcome of surgical treatment for thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), and to compare the outcome in patients with and without an underlying cervical rib. METHODS a heterogeneous group of 40 patients (33 women, seven men; aged 22-62 years) were evaluated 3 months to 20 years after surgery for suspected neurogenic TOS. Forty nine operations had been performed: cervical ribs...

This case describes the radiological-surgical correlation of a rare case of osteosarcoma of the rib in a 15-year-old boy. Successful repair of his chest wall defect using a wire mesh following extensive surgical resection of the tumour is highlighted, such a procedure being the first instituted at our centre.

OBJECTIVE Lung resection for complex aspergilloma (CA) carries high morbidity and mortality and remains controversial in high-risk patients. Cavernostomy followed by muscle-flap plombage has been recommended for patients considered unfit for resection, but subsequent muscle-flap atrophy may be a main cause of failure. We reviewed the place of a limited thoracoplasty in association with that pro...

A cervical rib generally arises from the seventh cervical vertebra and is known as an anomalous accessory rib or “Eve’s rib” [1]. A recent literature survey reported that cervical ribs are present in less than 1% of the normal population and are asymptomatic in about 90% of cases [2]. Complete cervical ribs are fused with the tubercle on the upper aspect of the first thoracic rib, very close to...