A Brief History of the Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndromes

Machleder, Herbert I.

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“…Stopford and Telford were the first to describe a group of NTOS patients in 1920 [7]. Their description caused a lot of confusion, which resulted in NTOS being refer to as many different names over the years such as Naffziger syndrome, scalenus anticus syndrome, costoclavicular syndrome, fractured clavicle syndrome, cervicobrachial compression syndrome, pneumatic hammer syndrome, first rib syndrome, pectoralis minor syndrome, hyperabduction syndrome, and cervical rib syndrome [6]. In 1970, Roger Gilliatt introduced 'true' NTOS based on a strict definition, resulting in NTOS being classified as extremely rare [8].…”

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“…NTOS is by far the most common type of TOS, compromising 80-90% of all referred patients [4][5][6]. NTOS patients can present with a variety of complaints such as pain, weakness, paresthesia, and occasionally muscle atrophy.…”

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“…NTOS patients can present with a variety of complaints such as pain, weakness, paresthesia, and occasionally muscle atrophy. These symptoms can generally be differentiated from VTOS, which accounts for 12% of TOS cases [6]. VTOS patients often The diagnostic care pathway for both vascular subtypes of TOS differs significantly from NTOS.…”

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General Overview and Diagnostic (Imaging) Techniques for Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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Thoracic outlet syndrome is an uncommon and controversial syndrome. Three different diagnoses can be made based on the compressed structure, arterial TOS, venous TOS, and neurogenic TOS, though combinations do exist as well. Diagnosing NTOS is difficult since no specific objective diagnostic modalities exist. This has resulted in a lot of controversy in recent decades. NTOS remains a clinical diagnosis and is mostly diagnosed based on the exclusion of an extensive list of differential diagnoses. To guide the diagnosis and treatment of TOS, a group of experts published the reporting standards for TOS in 2016. However, a consensus was not reached regarding a blueprint for a daily care pathway in this document. Therefore, we constructed a care pathway based on the reporting standards for both the diagnosis and treatment of NTOS patients. This care pathway includes a multidisciplinary approach in which different diagnostic tests and additional imaging techniques are combined to diagnose NTOS or guide patients in their treatment for differential diagnoses. The aim of the present work is to discuss and explain the diagnostic part of this care pathway.

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