First Rib Resection Using Videothoracoscopy in Patients With Vascular Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) comprises a series of signs and symptoms produced by compression of neurovascular structures in any of the anatomical spaces of the thoracic outlet. First rib resection is a therapeutic alternative to decompress the structures of the thoracic outlet at the costoclavicular space. Traditional surgical approaches include transaxillary, supraclavicular, and infraclavicular access. The objective was to describe the surgical experience and follow up results of first rib resection using video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in patients with vascular TOS.

Methods

Observational descriptive study based on a retrospective single centre analysis of a prospective database. Patients diagnosed with vascular TOS who underwent VATS first rib res

SUBMITTER: Buero A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11415954 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature