Yedikule Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital 1 article published in JoVE Medicine Transaxillary First Rib Resection for Treatment of the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Murat Akkuş1, Selcuk Kose2, Yaşar Sönmezoğlu3 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, 2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, 3Department of Thoracic Surgery, Yedikule Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital Here, we present a protocol of the transaxillary resection of the first rib for treatment of thoracic outlet syndrome caused by compression of the brachial plexus, subclavian vein and artery.
