If nonsurgical treatments do not relieve a person’s thoracic outlet syndrome symptoms, a doctor may suggest surgery to relieve compression in the thoracic outlet. Surgery may include a first rib ...

Philadelphia Phillies ace Zack Wheeler has venous thoracic outlet syndrome that was diagnosed after he had a blood clot removed from his right pitching shoulder last week, according to an update from ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dextera Surgical Inc. (Nasdaq: DXTR), manufacturer of the smallest-profile and most maneuverable articulating surgical stapling platform on the market for ...

What scared Merrill Kelly most was the blood clot in his shoulder. That’s not something many healthy 31-year-old men encounter, but it’s serious when they do. His shoulder was discolored and bruised, ...

Press release from Haywood Regional Medical Center: Dr. Daniel Gwan-Nulla of Haywood Regional Medical Center, recently presented his video of a leading edge procedure which he performed at Haywood ...

Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) is a procedure most commonly performed to treat excessive sweating in a body part like your hands or armpits. During ETS, a surgeon cuts the trunk of a nerve ...

According to a new study, an ultrasonic vessel-sealing device can improve patient outcomes by reducing the incidence of thoracotomy conversion for VATS/robotic anatomical lung resection. The trial, ...

PHILADELPHIA — As Zack Wheeler consulted specialists for a second and third opinion this week, the Phillies feared the worst. They operated with the assumption that Wheeler would not throw another ...

Days after a successful blood clot removal procedure, the Philadelphia Phillies said right-handed pitcher Zack Wheeler has been diagnosed with venous thoracic outlet syndrome. The Phillies said ...