title: Unusual Case of an Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome due to Srb Anomaly.
abstract: A thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is caused by arterial or nervous obstruction because of skeletal or muscular anomalies and hypertrophies. Congenital rib anomalies occur with low incidences (0.15-0.31%), predominantly affect the right side and are normally diagnosed at a young age or remain asymptomatic throughout life. Here, we report on the unusual case of a 71-year-old female patient with subacute ischemia of the left arm due to a TOS resulting from Srb anomaly, a very rare congenital rib anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Saad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rustum
authors.affiliation: Institute for Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rodt
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Omke
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Teebken
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schrimpf
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aper
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilhelmi
keywords: anatomy; artery/arteries (includes all peripheral arteries); thoracic outlet; thoracic surgery