Practicals · Vascular Surgery · Upper limb arterial disease / TOS
Thoracic outlet decompression (first rib resection)
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- L1 (0-6 mo) to L5 (24-36 mo) (DrNB)
- Also called
- TOS decompression, scalenectomy
Videos and resources
- VideoTransaxillary First Rib Resection for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS)2:09
- VideoRib Ressection Thoracic OS Surgery 3D animation1:30
- +55 more links
Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
Where the curriculum asks for it
“10. Decompression of thoracic outlet syndrome” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 10)
“TOS- Arterial, Venous, Neurogenic” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 21)