The transaxillary approach in the treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome: A neurosurgical appraisal

Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 180-189

  Krishnan, Kartik G ^a   Pinzer, Th ^a   Schackert, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Thoracic outlet syndrome; Transaxillary approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; RECURRENT DISEASE; RIB; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; THORAX WALL; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; AXILLA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RIBS; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28844486822     PISSN: 00444251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-836924     Document Type: Article

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