Diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 601-604

  Sanders, Richard J ^a,b   Hammond, Sharon L ^a,b   Rao, Neal M ^b  

^a ROSE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSON TEST; ANEURYSM; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM SWELLING; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CYANOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FUNCTION TEST; HEAD TILTING; HEADACHE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; NECK INJURY; NECK PAIN; NERVE CONDUCTION; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RADIAL ARTERY; REVIEW; RIB; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SYMPTOM; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; THROMBOSIS; UPPER LIMB TENSION TEST; VEIN OCCLUSION; WEAKNESS; X RAY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME;

EID: 34548380307     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.04.050     Document Type: Review

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