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Originally Posted by pinetopfirefighter
Yeah, that's what I read. Essentially, not removing the first rib and inserting a stent eventually results in the compression (that caused the problems in the first place) of the stent, leading to failure. Once the rib/scalene resection is done however, that should be a different story.
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Did you have the surgery? I am 18 days post-op first rib resection. Had it done at Cleveland Clinic by head of vascular surgery. Curious how you are doing if you ended up having surgery.