Yedikule Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital

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Medicine

Transaxillary First Rib Resection for Treatment of the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Murat Akkuş¹, Selcuk Kose², Yaşar Sönmezoğlu³

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, ²Department of Thoracic Surgery, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, ³Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yedikule Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital

Here, we present a protocol of the transaxillary resection of the first rib for treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome caused by compression of the brachial plexus, subclavian vein and artery.