Atasoy Erdoğan
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA.
Hand Clin. 2004 Feb;20(1):15-6, v. doi: 10.1016/s0749-0712(03)00114-8.
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), a condition in which neurovascular structures in the thoracic outlet region are compressed, can be caused by anatomical abnormalities or acquired changes in the soft tissues and bony structures in the region. The brachial plexus is the most frequently affected structure. TOS is one of the most difficult neurovascular compressions in the upper extremity to manage because of the variability of complaints and the high risk associated with surgical treatment.
胸廓出口综合征（TOS）是一种胸廓出口区域神经血管结构受到压迫的病症，可由该区域软组织和骨性结构的解剖异常或后天改变引起。臂丛神经是最常受影响的结构。由于症状的多样性以及手术治疗相关的高风险，TOS是上肢最难处理的神经血管压迫病症之一。
