title: [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].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Between 2000-2007 we performed 31 surgical procedures for thoracic outlet syndrome, two patients underwent bilateral procedure.
  
  
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  76% patients were without difficulties after combined endovascular and surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: II chirurgická klinika VFN a 1. LF UK v Praze. j.hrub@centrum.cz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hrubý
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Semrád
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vidim
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mitás
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dostál
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Skalická
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lindner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000601:surgery; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery; D013901:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult