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Management of the Patient Who Presents Late After Thrombosis

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Diagnosis of venous thoracic outlet syndrome can be delayed for many reasons or treatment of this condition can fail, all of which can lead to chronic occlusion of the subclavian vein. Treatment of these patients centers on surgical decompression of the thoracic outlet and limited post-­operative percutaneous venous interventions. Stenting of the subclavian vein prior to surgical decompression or as a stand-alone treatment is ­contra-indicated. Late recanalization of the vein has been reported in some cases.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA

    Nancy L. Harthun MD, MS

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  1. , Division of Vascular Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa General Circle, STC 7016 2, Tampa, 33606, Florida, USA

    Karl A. Illig

  2. Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Department of Surgery, Washington University, Queeny Tower Campus Box, St. Louis, 63110, Missouri, USA

    Robert W. Thompson

  3. , Department of Surgery, John Hopkins Medical Institutions, Rutland Avenue - Ross 759 729, Baltimore, 21205, Maryland, USA

    Julie Ann Freischlag

  4. , Department of Thoracic Surgery, Blake 15, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit Street 55, Boston, 02114, Massachusetts, USA

    Dean M. Donahue

  5. Neurological Associates of West LA, Wilshire Blvd, Suite 790 2811, Santa Monica, 90403, California, USA

    Sheldon E. Jordan

  6. , Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, UCSF/SFSU, Balmoral Street 2429, Union City, 94587, California, USA

    Peter I. Edgelow

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Harthun, N.L. (2013). Management of the Patient Who Presents Late After Thrombosis. In: Illig, K., Thompson, R., Freischlag, J., Donahue, D., Jordan, S., Edgelow, P. (eds) Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4366-6_56

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