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- Title
Extensive or partial first rib resection for thoracic outlet syndrome? The contribution of three‐dimensional imaging to the preoperative planning and the postoperative evaluation.
- Authors
Spartalis, Eleftherios; Spartalis, Michael; Tsilimigras, Diamantis I.; Moris, Demetrios; Garmpis, Nikolaos; Damaskos, Christos; Dimitroulis, Dimitrios; Troupis, Theodore; Tomos, Periklis
- Abstract
Key Clinical Message: Transaxillary partial excision of the first rib is associated with minimal morbidity and excellent relief of symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome due to instant and permanent obviation of the external arterial compression. Three‐dimensional imaging offers incremental value of the surgical outcome, highlighting the role of minimally invasive partial resection.
- Subjects
THORACIC outlet syndrome; RIB resection; THREE-dimensional imaging; SYMPTOMS; POSTOPERATIVE period; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Clinical Case Reports, 2018, Vol 6, Issue 8, p1631
- ISSN
2050-0904
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ccr3.1617