07Apr 2019

ROLE OF DYNAMIC DUPLEX IN THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME.

  • M.B.B.S., M.S., Post Graduate Student, Institute of Vascular Surgery, Madras Medical College,Chennai.
  • M.S,MCh., Assistant Professor, Institute of Vascular Surgery, Madras Medical College,Chennai.
  • M.S,M.Ch, F.R.C.S, Professor, Institute of Vascular Surgery, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Introduction: Outcome of surgery in non-specific thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is variable.Duplex imaging of the subclavian artery during Adson?s maneuver may help predict outcome. Patients and methods: A retrospective study of 32 cases of non-specific TOS who had preoperativeduplex imaging of the subclavian artery during Adson?s maneuver was done and theiroutcomes following surgical decompression of the thoracic outlet studied. Results: Of the sixteen cases with a positive Adson?s test, fourteen (87.5%) had a complete responseof symptoms following surgery while in the sixteen cases with a negative test, only eight (50%) had afavorable response to surgery. Conclusion: Duplex scanning of the thoracic outlet during Adson?s maneuver may help predictoutcome of thoracic outlet decompression surgery in cases of non-specific TOS.

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[M.Sridhar, S.Prathap Kumar, N.Sritharan, I.Devarajan, P.Ilayakumar, Velladuraichi, Jayanth kumar and M.Krishna. (2019); ROLE OF DYNAMIC DUPLEX IN THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Apr). 745-747] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr.S.Prathap Kumar M.S,MCh.,
Assistant Professor, Institute of Vascular Surgery, Madras Medical College,Chennai.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/8880      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/8880

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