Thoracic outlet syndrome - 24 years of experience

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Thoracic outlet syndrome - 24 years of experience

Original language description

Abstract: Objectives: Determine the outcomes of first rib resection for thoracic outlet syndrome. Background: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome is a not very frequent syndrome, affecting especially young patients, predominantly women. Its symptomatology is causedby compression of a nervous and vascular plexus in a physiological isthmus in the upper thoracic aperture. Types of TOS can be neurogenic (95 %), arterial (3-5 %), or venous (2 %). Methods: Retrospective study was done at the 2nd Department of Surgery of St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, between the period 1982-2006, i.e. within 24 years. During this time 141 patients were operated on. Information gained was compared with the Czech vascular register. Results: Between 1982 and 2006, i.e. within 24 years, 141 patients were operated on. Out of a group of 100 patients in whom simple first rib resection was performed, re-operation after 2 years was necessary in 3 patients because of the same problems as before the operation (3 % of the p

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FA - Cardiovascular diseases including cardio-surgery

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2007

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Bratisl. Lek. Listy

ISSN

0006-9248

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Volume of the periodical

2007 (10-)

Issue of the periodical within the volume

108

Country of publishing house

SK - SLOVAKIA

Number of pages

4

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000254270300001

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