A 30-year-old female presented to the emergency department complaining of ongoing coldness, numbness and pain in her right arm. A CT study demonstrated a compression of the right subclavi artery due to a rib anomaly, resulting in thoracic outlet syndrome
A 30-year-old female presented to the emergency department complaining of ongoing coldness, numbness and pain in her right arm. A CT study demonstrated a compression of the right subclavi artery due to a rib anomaly, resulting in thoracic outlet syndrome.
1. What structures form the borders of the thoracic inlet or superior thoracic aperture?
2. What structures pass between the neck and the thoracic cavity through the superior thoraci aperture?
3. What are possible treatment options if any are there for this condition?
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