Transaxillary approach in thoracic outlet syndrome: The importance of resection of the first-rib

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 428-433

  Han, Serdar ^a,b   Yildirim, Erkan ^a   Dural, Koray ^a   Özisik, Kanat ^a   Yazkan, Rasih ^a   Sakinci, Ünal ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Surgery; Thoracic outlet syndrome; Transaxillary approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AXILLA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBS; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0042762999     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(03)00333-6     Document Type: Article

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