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Thoracic outlet syndrome in an adolescent with bilateral bifid ribs
Author(s) -
Çağli Kerim,
Özçakar Levent,
Beyazit Murat,
Sirmali Mehmet
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.20280
Subject(s) - medicine , rib cage , thoracic outlet syndrome , cervical rib , surgery , anatomy , thoracic outlet
Reported here is a 13‐year‐old girl suffering from pain in her right lower neck region and the shoulder for the preceding 2–3 years. She was diagnosed to have right thoracic outlet syndrome due to bifid ribs–caused by the bony fusion of the variant cervical rib. She was operated via supraclavicular approach, whereby the variant cervical rib and the fibrous bands were excised. She was found to be quite improved 1 month after surgery. Thoracic outlet syndrome, a rare disease of childhood, is discussed in the light of the relevant literature. Clin. Anat. 19:558–560, 2006. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.