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Hughes saw a specialist Monday to rule out a rare condition called Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, hat would have required season-ending surgery.

Hughes Could Return in Six to Eight Weeks 2011

Guidelines published in 2007 by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons say that when hemoglobin is six or under, equivalent to a red-blood-cell level below 18%, transfusions can be life-saving.

An Overused Step in Heart Surgery Ron Winslow 2010

American Thoracic Society conference begins in Denver.

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The Division of General Surgery, which also includes General Thoracic Surgery and Fetal Surgery, has offices on Wood 5 for the attending pediatric surgeons, the three pediatric surgical fellows, the nurse practitioner program, the secretarial staff including the fellows 'clinical secretary, nurse coordinators and associated personnel for the trauma, transplant, ECMO, and fetal diagnosis and therapy programs.

Institutional and Departmental Facilities 2010

Hughes was examined Monday in St. Louis by a specialist after initial tests turned up hints at Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, a condition where the nerves and blood vessels running through the shoulder are pinched.

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Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 98: 127-35, 1989.

CHOP congenital heart disease publications 2010

Thoracic insufficiency evaluation, VEPTR surgery and follow-up | The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Thoracic insufficiency evaluation, VEPTR surgery and follow-up 2010

• Lung cancer: When heavy smokers are able to suddenly quit without effort, they may be exhibiting early signs of lung cancer, according to a study in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

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Thoracic insufficiency syndrome and VEPTR surgery resources

Thoracic insufficiency evaluation, VEPTR surgery and follow-up 2010

Hughes's Test Results Rule Out Syndrome First, the good news: Yankee pitcher Phil Hughes does not have Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, a rare condition that would have required season-ending surgery.

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