Surgical approaches for thoracic outlet decompression in the treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome.

ABSTRACT: Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a controversial and uncommon syndrome. Three different diagnoses can be made based on the compressed structure: arterial TOS, venous TOS, and neurogenic TOS. Diagnosing TOS, especially neurogenic TOS, remains difficult since a single diagnostic tool does not exist. Although this resulted in a lot of confusion, standardization of care and outcome improved daily care practice measures in the last decade. Current treatment algorithms consist of both conservative and surgical treatment approaches, which should be chosen depending on the type of TOS and extend of the complaints. Surgical treatment of TOS is performed via thoracic outlet decompression (TOD). TOD surgery includes complete resection of the first rib (cartilage to cartilage), transection of the sca

SUBMITTER: Teijink SBJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10797336 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature