John F Thompson MS FRCSEd FRCS is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospitals and The University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, Devon, UK. Conflicts of interest: none declared
Abstract:
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) should no longer be considered a single entity. The syndromes are venous (V-TOS), arterial (A-TOS) and neurological (N-TOS), but may co-exist.