New Techniques for Thoracic Outlet Syndromes

ISBN-13: 9781489996886 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 124 str.

J. Ernesto Molina

Opis

This book covers both the neurogenic-arterial and venous variations of thoracic outlet syndrome, addressing symptoms, etiology, tests, diagnosis and surgical treatments. Discusses cervical ribs and surgical treatment in cases of fusion of the upper ribs.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"This book provides a concise description of each thoracic outlet syndrome before discussing various surgical approaches, describing several in detail with illustrations. ... written for thoracic surgeons in particular as well as any other surgeons who operate in this area of the body. ... an excellent resource for surgeons at all levels of expertise. It is the only book that I know of dedicated completely to this field and is a much better overall reference than any other publication I have seen on this topic." (James Speicher, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2013)

Spis treści

 

Section I.         NEUROGENIC-ARTERIAL THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME

1. Symptoms of Neurogenic-Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome         
2. The Diagnostic Tests
3. Physiotherapy
4. Surgical Treatment
5. Supraclavicular approach
6. Transpleural Infraclavicular Approach
7. The Paraclavicular Approach to Address Arterial Complications
8. The Transaxillary Alone Approach for Removal of the 1st Rib
9. The Posterior Approach
10. The New Dual Approach
11. Reoperations for recurrence of neurogenic symptoms

 

Section  II.      VENOUS THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME (PAGET-SCHROETTER)

1. Symptoms and Physical Findings
2. Etiology
3. Venous Obstructions Due to Implanted Devices
4. Diagnosis
5. The new treatment approach to subclavian vein thrombosis
6. Timing for Intervention and Standard of Care
7. Thrombolytic Therapy
8. Surgical Intervention
9. The Transsternal Extension
10. The Paraclavicular Approach
11. The transaxillary approach
12. Reoperations after failed transaxillary first rib resection for Subclavian Vein Thrombosis
13. Vein Replacement
14. Postoperative Care: Anticoagulants, Pain Control, and Nursing Care

 

Section  III.     THE CERVICAL RIB

1. The Cervical Rib
2. Fusion of Ribs

Blurb

New Techniques for Thoracic Outlet Syndromes presents in a comprehensive format an up-to-date, state of the art reference that physicians can use in consultation to properly treat patients using the resources that modern medicine offers.  This book offers the newer surgical approaches that have been developed during the past 30 years.  Some of these techniques are modification of operations that were proposed previously but were not fully affective and left many patients suffering with permanent disability.  This textbook is a compendium of the proper management of these patients that cannot be found in isolated reports of literature. The neurogenic-arterial thoracic outlet syndrome section covers how to diagnosis the illness using the proper tests, therefore eliminating the use of expensive, uncomfortable and inconvenient tests. The text is organized in three basic sections that cover all the aspects of the thoracic outlet syndromes.  The first section addresses the neurogenic-arterial type, with the pertinent subsections:  symptoms, diagnosis. A list of the useful tests is provided to make a correct diagnosis of this syndrome.  This is followed by the sections on treatment, using the surgical approaches with historical aspects and evolution of the operations proposed. The second section involves the venous thoracic outlet syndrome divided into the corresponding subsections comprising: symptoms and physical findings, etiology, diagnosis. This section also includes a list of the usual tests to make the proper diagnosis.  The last section of this text is dedicated to the presence of cervical ribs and their classification of the different types that occur, and also the proper surgical treatment when fusion of the upper ribs is present.

      New Techniques for Thoracic Outlet Syndromes offers the current, acceptable and most effective methods to handle thoracic outlet syndromes. It will be of great value to thoracic surgeons, vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists as well as fellows and residents in training for cardiothoracic and vascular surgery.