Outcomes of Combined Surgical and Endovascular Treatment of the Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome During 2000–2007 in the IInd Surgical Clinic of the VFN (General Faculty Hospital ) and 1. LF UK (First Medical Faculty, Charles University) in Prague
2010
Abstract
Objectives: Between 2000–2007 we performed 31 surgical procedures for thoracic outlet syndrom, two patients underwent bilateral procedure. Methods and results: 26 patients had venous TOS, 4 neurovascular and 1 arterial TOS.
Rib resection and scalenotomy were performed at 23 patients, rib resection, scalenotomy and deliberation at 9 patients, in one case re-operation. Conclusion: 76% patients were without difficulties after combined endovascular and surgical procedures.