Most physicians are generally familiar with the normal SVC and its tributaries. Blood from the head and neck travels via the external and internal jugular veins, which join the subclavian veins to ...

Thoracic outlet syndrome refers to a group of conditions characterized by the compression of the nerves, arteries, and veins that pass through the space between the collarbone and the first rib. This ...

Though it is well known that dilated tortuous azygos and hemiazygos veins can be evident as masses on the right side of the vertebral column on plain films of the chest, two examples presented here ...

If nonsurgical treatments do not relieve a person’s thoracic outlet syndrome symptoms, a doctor may suggest surgery to relieve compression in the thoracic outlet. Surgery may include a first rib ...

Management of recurrent deep vein thrombosis in thoracic outlet syndrome. A 53-year-old woman presents to the emergency room for right upper extremity deep vein thrombosis after rib resection and ...