RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
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ID 58102628
T1 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58102628
RD 2024/04/23
AB •  Variety  of  disorders  caused  by  arterial,  venous,  or  neural  compression  at  base  of  neck•  Mechanical  causes  for  compression  include:  -Cervical  rib-Anomalous  ligaments-Anterior  scalene  hypertrophy-Positional  changes  with  relation  to  first  rib•  Patients  may  describe  history  of  cervical  trauma•  Symptoms  rare  prior  to  adulthood,  suggesting  alteration  of  normal  structure  with  age  is  cause•  Subclavian  artery  stenosis:  Arterial  stenosis  and  poststenotic  dilation•  Subclavian  vein  compression:  Can  lead  to  effort  thrombosis  (Paget-Schroetter)