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Hosseinian MA, Loron AG, Soleimanifard Y. Evaluation of Complications after Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017;50(1):36-40doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.1.36.
Hosseinian, M. A., Loron, A. G., & Soleimanifard, Y. (2017). Evaluation of Complications after Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 50(1), 36-40. https://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.1.36
Hosseinian, Mohammad Ali, et al. "Evaluation of Complications after Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome." The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery vol. 50,1 (2017): 36-40. doi: https://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.1.36
Hosseinian MA, Loron AG, Soleimanifard Y. Evaluation of Complications after Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Feb;50(1):36-40. doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.1.36. Epub 2017 Feb 05. PMID: 28180101; PMCID: PMC5295481.
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Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Feb;50(1):36-40. doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.1.36. Epub 2017 Feb 05.

Evaluation of Complications after Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.

The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

Mohammad Ali Hosseinian, Ali Gharibi Loron, Yalda Soleimanifard

Affiliations

  1. Department of General Surgery, Emam Hosein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
  2. Department of General Surgery, Emam Hosein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; Shahed University School of Medicine.

PMID: 28180101 PMCID: PMC5295481 DOI: 10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.1.36

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is necessary when non-surgical treatments fail. Complications of surgical procedures vary from short-term post-surgical pain to permanent disability. The outcome of TOS surgery is affected by the visibility during the operation. In this study, we have compared the complications arising during the supraclavicular and the transaxillary approaches to determine the appropriate approach for TOS surgery.

METHODS: In this study, 448 patients with symptoms of TOS were assessed. The male-to-female ratio was approximately 1:4, and the mean age was 34.5 years. Overall, 102 operations were performed, including unilateral, bilateral, and reoperations, and the patients were retrospectively evaluated. Of the 102 patients, 63 underwent the supraclavicular approach, 32 underwent the transaxillary approach, and 7 underwent the transaxillary approach followed by the supraclavicular approach. Complications were evaluated over 24 months.

RESULTS: The prevalence of pneumothorax, hemothorax, and vessel injuries in the transaxillary and the supraclavicular approaches was equal. We found more permanent and transient brachial plexus injuries in the case of the transaxillary approach than in the case of the supraclavicular approach, but the difference was not statistically significant. Persistent pain and symptoms were significantly more common in patients who underwent the transaxillary approach (p<0.05).

CONCLUSION: The supraclavicular approach seems to be the more effective technique of the two because it offers the surgeon better access to the brachial plexus and a direct view. This approach for a TOS operation offers a better surgical outcome and lower reoperation rates than the transaxillary method. Our results showed the supraclavicular approach to be the preferred method for TOS operations.

Keywords: Intraoperative complications; Thoracic outlet; Thoracic outlet syndrome

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