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Thompson, R.W., Petrinec, D. Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndromes: Diagnostic Considerations and Transaxillary First Rib Resection. Annals of Vascular Surgery 11, 315–323 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100169900053
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