demonstrating a type IV cervical band IV (arrows) and neurogenic-arterial compression. A = artery (subclavian-axillary); LRA = left robotic arm; N = nerve C8/T1; R = rib; RRA = right robotic arm.
Arterial TOS is caused by a narrowing in the main artery to the arm (subclavian artery) which invariably is secondary to a congenital extra rib (cervical rib) which lies at the base of the neck, just ...
This group underwent combined supraclavicular cervical rib excision, total anterior scalenectomy ... related symptoms had compression of the subclavian-axillary vein by type VII band.