Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: Transaxillary Approach

Operative Techniques in General Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 122-130

  Freischlag, Julie ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARM SWELLING; ARTICLE; AXILLARY VEIN; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RIB RESECTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 54249104915     PISSN: 1524153X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.optechgensurg.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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