Congenital clavicular pseudoarthrosis associated with vascular thoracic outlet syndrome: case presentation and review of the literature

Authors

Kenneth Hahn, Advocate Aurora Health
Rita Shah, Advocate Aurora Health
Yoseph Shalev, Advocate Aurora HealthFollow
Donald H. Schmidt, Advocate Aurora Health
Tanvir Bajwa, Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centers, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthFollow

Recommended Citation

Hahn K, Shah R, Shalev Y, et al. Congenital clavicular pseudoarthrosis associated with vascular thoracic outlet syndrome: case presentation and review of the literature. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1995 Aug;35(4):321-7.

Affiliations

Milwaukee Heart Institute of Sinai Samaritan Medical Center

Abstract

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) associated with congenital clavicular pseudoarthrosis is rare in adults and often misdiagnosed. In this case report, we describe an adult female who was found to have thrombosis of the subclavian and axillary arteries with embolization documented by invasive angiography. This unusual vascular manifestation of TOS should remind physicians that anatomic derangements may predispose to upper extremity ischemia.

Document Type

Case Report

PubMed ID

7497504