10.6 Conclusion
The circulation of the upper limb can be affected by a broad variety of disorders. However, upper limb arterial disease is markedly less common than that seen in the lower limb. As a result, firm evidence regarding how specific lesions and disorders should be treated is often lacking. It would appear, however, that use of endovascular techniques in the management of upper limb arterial stenoses and occlusions is associated with fewer complications than open surgery, with acceptable clinical rates. Endovascular therapy is however not suitable for the treatment of TOS, because some form of surgical decompression is required.
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Turner, D.R., Thomas, S.M. (2007). Upper Limb Arterial Intervention. In: Cowling, M.G. (eds) Vascular Interventional Radiology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33255-8_10
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