Background Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is one of the most controversial diagnoses in
clinical medicine. Despite many reports of operative and non‐operative interventions …

Background Cervical ribs (CR) are supernumerary ribs that arise from the seventh cervical
vertebra. In the presence of CR, the boundaries of the interscalene triangle can be further …

Objective: The present study was undertaken to determine which factors differentiate
patients with a good outcome after treatment for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) from …

Background: There are no articles that aim to evaluate the specific role of surgical
decompression on the recovery of pain and positive sensory symptoms (PSS) in patients …

Background: Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is one of the most complicated diseases in
thoracic surgery with regard to both diagnosis and treatment. Surgical removal of the first rib …

This guideline is to be used by physicians, claim managers, occupational nurses, and
utilization review staff. The emphasis is on accurate diagnosis and treatment that are …

Background Thoracic outlet syndrome is described as a group of distinct disorders
producing signs and symptoms attributed to compression of nerves and blood vessels in the …

Background: Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is a set of signs and symptoms
existing due to compression of brachial plexus in the cervical area. We performed the study …

Objectives. We aimed to compare quality of life (QoL) after surgical decompression of the
thoracic outlet versus non-operative therapy in patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet …

Objective Many publications report outcomes of surgical treatment for neurothoracic outlet
syndrome (NTOS); however, high-quality meta-analyses regarding objective evaluation …