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ArticleJournal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques2025

Staged approach for upper extremity chronic ischemia in high-performing athlete with arterial thoracic outlet syndrome.

Caroline E Minnick, Lindsay Lynch, Kevin Chang, Ashlee Stutsrim, Julie Freischlag, Matthew Goldman

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6 authors.

Caroline E MinnickDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC.
Lindsay LynchDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC.
Kevin ChangDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC.
Ashlee StutsrimDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC.
Julie FreischlagDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC.
Matthew GoldmanDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arterial thoracic outlet syndrome is a rare condition characterized by subclavian artery compression, leading to occlusion, poststenotic dilation, aneurysm formation, and distal embolization. We present the case of a 21-year-old collegiate volleyball player with arterial thoracic outlet syndrome and chronic limb-threatening ischemia owing to bilateral cervical ribs. Initially misdiagnosed as Raynaud's phenomenon, she experienced progressive ischemic symptoms. A staged surgical approach included thoracic outlet decompression followed by axillary-to-radial artery bypass without the need for axillosubclavian arterial reconstruction. She returned to collegiate athletics with successful arterial remodeling and graft patency.

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Arterial thoracic outlet syndromeAthleteCervical ribChronic ischemiaRaynaud's phenomenonUpper extremity

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