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COMPLEXITIES IN THE MANAGMENT OF ARTERIAL COMPROMISE DUE TO THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME
Author(s) -
Colman Philp D.,
White Geoffrey H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1990.tb07523.x
Subject(s) - medicine , compromise , thoracic outlet syndrome , surgery , intensive care medicine , sociology , social science
A patient with arterial compromise secondary to thoracic outlet obstruction is presented and discussed. The case highlight the difficult in managment when initial surgery does not adequately decompress the outlet. It also demonstrates the risk to limb viability that may ensue.