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Accessory rib as a cause of classic thoracic outlet syndrome

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  1. Cajuru University Hospital, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

    Jennyfer Paulla Galdino Chaves & Robinson Antonio Menegotto Marques

  2. Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

    Julia Gabriela Oliveira Marchiori & Débora Cristina Alves Caixeta Feitosa

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Chaves, J.P.G., Marchiori, J.G.O., Feitosa, D.C.A.C. et al. Accessory rib as a cause of classic thoracic outlet syndrome. Acta Neurol Belg 122, 1085–1087 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-021-01711-4

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