Left subclavian artery malperfusion due to thoracic outlet syndrome during total vertebrectomy for invasive lung cancer: a case report

Left subclavian artery malperfusion due to thoracic outlet syndrome during total vertebrectomy for invasive lung cancer: a case report

Abstract Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) can interrupt blood flow to upper limbs by vascular compression. We report a case of a 52-year-old man who presented left subclavian artery malperfusion due to TOS during total vertebrectomy (Th2–4) in the prone position for invasive lung cancer. At the time o...

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Main Authors: Kazuyuki Mizunoya, Kentaro Ueda, Yoshifumi Takeda, Koichi Takita, Yuji Morimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-11-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
Artery malperfusion
Interarm pressure difference
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Prone position
Total vertebrectomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-017-0131-4

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