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Arterial complications from subclavian artery compression represent the least common type of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) in adults, but they also represent the strongest indication for operative intervention. Arterial manifestations usually follow a progressive course characterized by extrinsic compression, poststenotic…
Historical Background Although arterial compression represents the least common type of thoracic outlet syndrome, developmental anomalies of the thoracic outlet were probably first recognized in patients with arterial complications. As early as the second century Galen and Vesalius described arterial…