Complications of surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome

Hand Clinics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-98

  Leffert, Robert D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PHRENIC NERVE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; RIB RESECTION; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; THORACIC DUCT; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; VEIN INJURY;

EID: 0842289646     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0712(03)00084-2     Document Type: Review

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