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Post-sternotomy pain syndrome following cardiac surgery. case report [PDF]

, 2017
Over 2 million people undergo sternotomy worldwide for heart surgery each year, and many develop post-sternotomy pain syndrome (PSPS) which persists in the anterior thorax.
Bordoni, Bruno, Marelli, Fabiola, Morabito, Bruno, Sacconi, Beatrice, Severino, Paolo   +4 more
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Review of the Literature and Report of an Italian Experience

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
The Thoracic Outlet Syndrome is a clinical potentially disabling condition characterized by a group of upper extremity signs and symptoms due to the compression of the neurovascular bundle passing through the thoracic outlet region.
Giuseppe Camporese, Enrico Bernardi, Andrea Venturin, Alice Pellizzaro, Alessandra Schiavon, Francesca Caneva, Alessandro Strullato, Daniele Toninato, Beatrice Forcato, Andrea Zuin, Francesco Squizzato, Francesco Squizzato, Michele Piazza, Michele Piazza, Roberto Stramare, Chiara Tonello, Pierpaolo Di Micco, Stefano Masiero, Federico Rea, Franco Grego, Franco Grego, Paolo Simioni   +21 more
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Understanding Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Scientifica, 2014
The diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome was once debated in the world of vascular surgery. Today, it is more understood and surprisingly less infrequent than once thought.
Julie Freischlag, Kristine Orion
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Experience of chronic electrical stimulation application for pain management in thoracic outlet syndrome

Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, 2016
Introduction. Pain is the only common symptom in thoracic outlet syndrome. Ensuring a stable analgesic effect remains challenging today.The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of pain relief in thoracic outlet syndrome by continuous ...
Vitaliy Tsymbaliuk, Ihor Tretyak, Boris Luzan, Hao Jiang   +3 more
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Arterial thoracic outlet syndrome [PDF]

Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy, 2021
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is used to describe the constellation of symptoms arising from neurovascular compression of the thoracic outlet. The structures passing through the thoracic outlet include the subclavian artery, subclavian vein and trunks of the brachial plexus. Patients may experience symptoms related to compression of any one or various
Junjian, Huang, Jason, Lauer, Omar, Zurkiya   +2 more
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Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Reviewed

Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2020
Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (NTOS) is a rare, but controversial syndrome in relation to its diagnosis, treatment modality, and approaches in case of surgical treatment.
Ermira PAJAJ, Ridvan ALIMEHMETI, Florian DASHI, Aiola STOJA, Arsen SEFERI   +4 more
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Patient-Reported Outcomes from Supraclavicular Thoracic Outlet Decompression

Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
Purpose: The diagnosis of neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome is based on patient history, provocative maneuvers, and, ultimately, the successful relief of symptoms following surgical decompression. We sought to understand patient-reported outcomes after
Kazimir R. Bagdady, BS, Jacob A. Thayer, MD, Jaclyn Bredenkamp, Brian A. Mailey, MD   +3 more
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Intrathoracic spindle cell lipoma causing thoracic outlet syndrome

Annals of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports and Innovations, 2022
A 56-year-old male presented with three years of worsening right arm pain and paresthesias, consistent with thoracic outlet syndrome. Brachial plexus MRI demonstrated a giant extra-pleural lipoma in the right supraclavicular fossa extending within the ...
Megan E. Lombardi, Eric Fromke, Natalie Cuevas, Luigi Pascarella   +3 more
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False-negative upper extremity ultrasound in the initial evaluation of patients with suspected subclavian vein thrombosis due to thoracic outlet syndrome (Paget-Schroetter syndrome) [PDF]

, 2020
OBJECTIVE: To assess the utilization and consequences of upper extremity Duplex ultrasound in the initial diagnostic evaluation of patients with suspected subclavian vein (SCV) thrombosis and venous thoracic outlet syndrome (VTOS).
Abuirqeba, Ahmmad A, Brownie, Evan R, Ohman, J Westley, Rubin, Brian G, Thompson, Robert W   +4 more
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A rare case of overlapping thoracic outlet syndrome attributed to an anatomical variation in the anterior scalene muscle: Diagnostic challenges and treatment approaches

Radiology Case Reports
Mixed thoracic outlet syndrome, which compresses arteries and nerves, is a rare disorder. Mixed thoracic outlet syndrome due to anatomical abnormalities of the anterior scalene muscle is even more sporadic.
Thuan Quan Lam, Anh Dac-Quynh Nguyen, Thoai Minh Tran, Duc Van Hoang, Trung Huu Quach   +4 more
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