Abstract

Case Report

Collegiate athlete with unilateral swollen arm after exercise

Kristin Forkapa* and Sean Carnahan

Published: 08 June, 2023 | Volume 8 - Issue 2 | Pages: 021-023

A collegiate football player presented to the athletic training room with the complaint of intermittent left upper extremity swelling. Deep vein thromboses as well as abnormalities of the cervical spine were ruled out initially. He was referred to a vascular surgeon and diagnosed with McCleery Syndrome after evaluation of the thoracic outlet with dynamic ultrasound testing. He was treated surgically for decompression of his venous thoracic outlet syndrome and has since made a full recovery.

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Keywords:

Thoracic outlet; McCleery; Paget-Schroetter; Extremity swelling

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