From November 1998 to July 2005, 105 patients (73 female, 32 male) who had failed conservative treatment for thoracic outlet syndrome underwent 131 procedures for thoracic outlet decompression.

Cervical excision after prior supracervical hysterectomy led to a high complication rate, particularly bleeding, according to a retrospective review of more than 1,000 cases. Complications occurred in ...

TOS encompasses a variety of symptoms. Generally, the definition of TOS includes symptoms in the upper extremity related to compression on the nerves, artery, or vein in the thoracic outlet space just ...

Informed consent indicating the possibility of nerve, artery, or vein injury was obtained. A qualified anesthesiologist inserted a dual endotracheal tube-34F or 35F for females and 37F for males ...