Abstract:This pathophysiological mechanism forms the substrate of the surgical treatment of TOS (cf. infra).
AbstractBackground: When conservative measures fail in the treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), a fi rst rib resection (FRR) is in order. Nowadays, a transaxillary or supraclavicular approach is most commonly used. However, both techniques have technical limitations.Objective: In this paper a minimal invasive, robot-assisted thoracoscopic technique tackling those shortcomings is proposed.
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