title: [Thoracic outlet syndrome in a child: a rare pediatric diagnosis].
abstract: Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a rare pediatric syndrome and few cases have been reported in the literature. The authors report the case of a 10-year-old boy with generalized arm pain and neck stiffness. The angiocomputed tomography revealed the presence of a TOS caused by an additional cervical rib and stenosis of the sub-clavian artery. The resection of this rib relieved the patient of his pain during a full year following surgery. This case reminds us that children can also be affected by TOS. When a cervical rib causes TOS, a resection is often necessary.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie pédiatrique, hôpital Sud, boulevard de Bulgarie, Rennes, France. phillippe.violas@chu-rennes.fr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lebhar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marleix
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fraisse
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chapuis
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bruneau
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Violas
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001132:Arm; D057070:Cervical Rib / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002573:Cervical Rib Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome