These patients are best treated with an endoscopic transaxillary first rib resection and lysis of these cervical bands. Venous thoracic outlet syndrome, whether or not complicated with a deep ...
Almost all cases of arterial TOS are associated with having an extra rib (neck rib) or an abnormal first rib. Arterial TOS is caused by a narrowing in the main artery to the arm (subclavian artery) ...
From November 1998 to July 2005, 105 patients (73 female, 32 male) who had failed conservative treatment for thoracic outlet syndrome underwent ... and transaxillary first rib resection.