Types of thoracic outlet decompression The goal of TOD surgery is to relieve pressure on the nerves and blood vessels in the thoracic cavity.

Thoracic outlet procedures typically remove the first rib and some surrounding muscle. Surgery is not a first-line procedure. Learn more here.

A study published in the Annals of Vascular Surgery in 2017 and written by Dr. Thompson found that 10 of 13 MLB pitchers who underwent surgery to address neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome ...

For patients with lung cancer, advancements such as robotic surgery and video-assisted thoracic surgery have dramatically ...

What You Should Know About TOS There are three types of Thoracic Outlet Syndrom: Neurogenic, Venous and Arterial. Neurogenic TOS Ninety-five percent of cases of TOS are due to compression of the ...

This type of surgery is most often recommended for TAAs that occur on the aortic root, ascending aorta, and aortic arch. For open surgery for a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm we typically need to ...

If you have a lung mass, your doctor may recommend a surgical procedure to remove part or all of your lung, also called a resection. There are different types of lung resections, including wedge ...

Huntsman Cancer Institute is the only hospital in the Mountain West with a total-practice robotic thoracic surgery program utilizing the Intuitive da Vinci® Surgical System. The thoracic surgery team ...

The Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery is dedicated to educating the next generation of cardiac and thoracic surgeons, which has culminated in a program whose success can be measured by the caliber of ...