Thoracic outlet syndrome, Paget-Schroetter syndrome and aberrant subclavian artery in a young man.

Abstract

Reported here is a 22-year-old young man with the diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome, Paget-Schroetter syndrome (effort-related thrombosis of the subclavian vein) and an aberrant right subclavian artery. The symptomatology and the diagnosis pertaining to these pathologies are discussed in light of the relevant literature.

• Authors: Levent Ozçakar, Bayram Kaymak, Selahattin Turan, Murat Akal, Serkan Enön, Hizir Okuyan
• Journal: Joint bone spine (Joint Bone Spine) Vol. 73 Issue 4 Pg. 469-71 (Jul 2006) ISSN: 1297-319X [Print] France
• PMID: 16777459 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Angiography, Digital Subtraction
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Angiography
• Male
• Phlebography
• Subclavian Artery (abnormalities)
• Subclavian Vein
• Syndrome
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (complications, diagnosis)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Venous Thrombosis (complications, diagnosis)