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Thoracic outlet syndrome
Thoracic outlet syndrome refers to a group of clinical syndromes caused by congenital or acquired compression of the brachial plexus or subclavian vessels as they pass through the superior thoracic aperture 11.
Clinical presentation
Clinical presentation will depend on the structure compresse...
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Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome
Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (nTOS) is the most common cause of thoracic outlet syndrome accounting for approximately 90% of cases. It is caused by compression of the brachial plexus as it passes between the scalenus muscles, over the first rib and posteroinferior to the clavicle before e...
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Arterial thoracic outlet syndrome
Arterial thoracic outlet syndrome (aTOS) is considered rarest from of
thoracic outlet syndrome and can result in compression of arterial structures (especially the subclavian artery) at thoracic outlet, or superior thoracic aperture.
Many of these patients may also have concurrent venous thora...
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Venous thoracic outlet syndrome
The venous thoracic outlet syndrome (vTOS) is the second commonest form of thoracic outlet syndrome (with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome being the commonest and the arterial thoracic outlet syndrome being the least common).
Clinical presentation
It may develop suddenly, often after unusua...
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Thoracic outlet syndrome
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Thoracic outlet syndrome
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17 Dec 2013
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Thoracic outlet syndrome
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24 Oct 2013
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Arterial thoracic outlet syndrome
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16 Feb 2023
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Thoracic outlet syndrome - arterial
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20 Aug 2016
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Thoracic outlet syndrome - arterial
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02 Sep 2017
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Thoracic outlet syndrome
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19 Jun 2012
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Thoracic outlet syndrome
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10 May 2019
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Thoracic outlet syndrome treated with cervical rib resection
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27 Jul 2015
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Venous thoracic outlet syndrome
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08 Oct 2017
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Thoracic outlet syndrome: with subclavian vein stenosis
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20 Oct 2010
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Paget-Schrötter syndrome
Paget-Schrötter syndrome, alternatively spelled Paget-Schroetter syndrome and also known as effort thrombosis, refers to primary thrombosis of the axillary and/or subclavian vein. It can be thought of as a venous equivalent of thoracic outlet syndrome (i.e. venous thoracic outlet syndrome).
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McCleery syndrome
McCleery syndrome is a subtype of venous thoracic outlet syndrome with symptoms resulting from compression of the subclavian vein without thrombosis (in contrast to Paget-Schroetter syndrome).
Clinical presentation
Patients with McCleery syndrome present with intermittent obstruction of the s...
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Scalenus pleuraris muscle
The scalenus pleuraris muscle (also known as scalenus minimus) is an anatomical variant; a small inconstantly identified ill-defined muscle usually extending from the C7 anterior tubercle to insert into the suprapleural membrane (of Sibson) and the first rib posterior to the groove for the subcl...
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