Biomaterial Database

[Transaxillary approach first rib resection for thoracic outlet syndrome]. 1992

J Zhang

Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing.

From 1981 to 1991, 26 patients with thoracic outlet syndrome were treated by transaxillary first rib resection. Investigation of its indications, modes and results showed that this is one of the ideal methods of treatment for thoracic outlet syndrome.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012272	Ribs	A set of twelve curved bones which connect to the vertebral column posteriorly, and terminate anteriorly as costal cartilage. Together, they form a protective cage around the internal thoracic organs.	Rib
D013901	Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	A neurovascular syndrome associated with compression of the BRACHIAL PLEXUS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; and SUBCLAVIAN VEIN at the superior thoracic outlet. This may result from a variety of anomalies such as a CERVICAL RIB, anomalous fascial bands, and abnormalities of the origin or insertion of the anterior or medial scalene muscles. Clinical features may include pain in the shoulder and neck region which radiates into the arm, PARESIS or PARALYSIS of brachial plexus innervated muscles, PARESTHESIA, loss of sensation, reduction of arterial pulses in the affected extremity, ISCHEMIA, and EDEMA. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp214-5).	Costoclavicular Syndrome,Neurovascular Syndrome, Thoracic Outlet,Scalenus Anticus Syndrome,Thoracic Outlet Nerve Compression Syndrome,Aperture Syndrome, Thoracic Outlet,Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome,Nerve Compression Syndrome, Thoracic Outlet,Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome,Neurologic Syndrome, Thoracic Outlet,Superior Thoracic Aperture Syndrome,Thoracic Outlet Neurologic Syndrome,Thoracic Outlet Neurovascular Syndrome,Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Neurogenic,Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome,Costoclavicular Syndromes,Outlet Syndrome, Thoracic,Outlet Syndromes, Thoracic,Syndrome, Costoclavicular,Syndrome, Scalenus Anticus,Syndrome, Thoracic Outlet,Syndromes, Costoclavicular,Syndromes, Thoracic Outlet,Thoracic Outlet Syndromes
D013908	Thoracotomy	Surgical incision into the chest wall.	Thoracotomies