Recurrent thoracic outlet syndrome

Recurrent symptoms after thoracic outlet operations, either rib resection or scalenectomy, are frequently due to pectoralis minor syndrome. In the past 3 years more than 100 patients have been operated upon for recurrence. Most of these patients received the simple operation of pectoralis minor release. A smaller number of patients required combined thoracic outlet reoperations plus pectoralis minor release. The success rate in both groups of patients has been over 70%.


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