Nikhil Panda, Jacob Hurd, James Madsen, Jacob N Anderson, Margaret E Yang, Jon Sulit, Sangkavi Kuhan, Alexandra L Potter, Yolonda L Colson, Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, Dean M Donahue
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to report efficacy, safety, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes of a multidisciplinary treatment approach including supraclavicular thoracic outlet decompression among patients with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). BACKGROUND: TOS is a challenging condition where controversy remains in diagnosis and treatment, primarily given a lack of data exploring various treatment approaches and associated patient outcomes. METHODS: Patients who underwent unilateral, supraclavicular thoracic outlet decompression, or pectoralis minor tenotomy for neurogenic, venous, or arterial TOS were identified from a prospectively maintained database...
September 1, 2023: Annals of Surgery