Thoracic outlet syndrome care at Mayo Clinic
Your Mayo Clinic care team
Doctors trained in blood vessel surgery (vascular surgery), blood vessel conditions (vascular medicine), chest surgery (thoracic surgery), brain and nervous system conditions (neurology), pain medicine (anesthesia), imaging (radiology), orthopedic surgery, and physical medicine and rehabilitation work together to diagnose and treat thoracic outlet syndrome.
Advanced diagnosis and treatment
Thoracic outlet syndrome can be challenging to diagnose because its symptoms overlap with those of many other conditions. Doctors at Mayo Clinic have access to the latest imaging techniques and ongoing research, which allows them to provide a quick and accurate diagnosis.
Thoracic outlet syndrome treatment may include medications, physical therapy or surgery. Mayo Clinic's experienced vascular surgeons are trained to provide a number of different surgical treatment options, depending on the cause of your thoracic outlet syndrome.
Expertise and rankings
- Experience. Mayo Clinic's physicians and surgeons provide comprehensive care for more than 1,090 people with thoracic outlet syndrome every year.
- Surgical expertise. Mayo Clinic doctors offer several treatment options for thoracic outlet syndrome, including physical therapy, medications and surgery. If you need surgery, it will be performed by a highly trained and experienced vascular medicine physician. Whenever possible, Mayo Clinic surgeons use new, minimally invasive procedures.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery, for orthopedics, and for rehabilitation by U.S. News & World Report.
Learn more about Mayo Clinic's neurology and orthopedic surgery departments' expertise and rankings.
Locations, travel and lodging
Mayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states.
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Costs and insurance
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people.
In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals, or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
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Jan. 04, 2022