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 ...

What kinds of problems would be present when an extra rib is noted? The condition known as thoracic outlet syndrome can be perpetuated by a cervical rib because the extra rib scissors itself ...

The Thoracic Outlet ... 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) which invariably is ...

Much of the time, cervical ribs do not cause any symptoms. However, they can press on and constrict nerves and blood vessels, which can create a condition called thoracic outlet syndrome.

Correspondence to: Dr Levent Özçakar Hacettepe University Medical School, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara 06100, Turkey; lozcakaryahoo.com Objectives: Patients with thoracic outlet ...

Background Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is a syndrome involving compression ... Methods Two women have been studied because they suffered from cervical and dorsal pain associated with paresthesias ...

One hundred percent of patients with a combination of neurogenic and arterial thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) requiring cervical rib resection had Roos type I and/or II bands. Additional surgical ...