Pectoralis Minor Syndrome: Case Presentation and Review of the Literature

Pectoralis Minor Syndrome: Case Presentation and Review of the Literature

We present a case of a healthy young female with axillary vein compression caused by the pectoralis minor muscle. Diagnosis was made by clinical findings and dynamic venography. After pectoralis minor tenotomy, the patient had total resolution of her symptoms. Compression of the axillary vein by the...

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Main Authors:	Mohammed Abdallah, Mohammad Rachad Wehbe, Elias Elias, Muhammad Aghiad Kutoubi, Roger Sfeir
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8456064

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