May-Thurner syndrome: A case of extensive unprovoked left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) also known as iliac vein compression syndrome, is a congenital anatomical variant, that results from the extrinsic compression of the left common iliac vein by the right iliac artery with resultant formation of left venous thrombosis. We report a case of a young man with r...
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| author | Akintayo Akinleye, MD, MPH Patrick Kwaah, MD Josephine Poku-Adusei, MD Hadiseh Kavandi, MD Katelyn Norman, MD |
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| description | May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) also known as iliac vein compression syndrome, is a congenital anatomical variant, that results from the extrinsic compression of the left common iliac vein by the right iliac artery with resultant formation of left venous thrombosis. We report a case of a young man with recurrent unprovoked left lower extremity DVT in the setting of May Thurner syndrome who required endovascular intervention and was discharged on oral anticoagulation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ceda9e187cc44337a3d69f9fd2055a202023-12-10T06:14:37ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332024-02-01192680683May-Thurner syndrome: A case of extensive unprovoked left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT)Akintayo Akinleye, MD, MPH0Patrick Kwaah, MD1Josephine Poku-Adusei, MD2Hadiseh Kavandi, MD3Katelyn Norman, MD4Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Waterbury, CT, USA; Corresponding author.Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Waterbury, CT, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Waterbury, CT, USADepartment of Radiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Waterbury, CT, USAMay-Thurner syndrome (MTS) also known as iliac vein compression syndrome, is a congenital anatomical variant, that results from the extrinsic compression of the left common iliac vein by the right iliac artery with resultant formation of left venous thrombosis. We report a case of a young man with recurrent unprovoked left lower extremity DVT in the setting of May Thurner syndrome who required endovascular intervention and was discharged on oral anticoagulation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323008518May-Thurner syndromeDeep venous thrombosisAnticoagulationThrombectomyIliac vein |
| spellingShingle | Akintayo Akinleye, MD, MPH Patrick Kwaah, MD Josephine Poku-Adusei, MD Hadiseh Kavandi, MD Katelyn Norman, MD May-Thurner syndrome: A case of extensive unprovoked left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) Radiology Case Reports May-Thurner syndrome Deep venous thrombosis Anticoagulation Thrombectomy Iliac vein |
| title | May-Thurner syndrome: A case of extensive unprovoked left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) |
| title_full | May-Thurner syndrome: A case of extensive unprovoked left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) |
| title_fullStr | May-Thurner syndrome: A case of extensive unprovoked left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) |
| title_full_unstemmed | May-Thurner syndrome: A case of extensive unprovoked left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) |
| title_short | May-Thurner syndrome: A case of extensive unprovoked left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) |
| title_sort | may thurner syndrome a case of extensive unprovoked left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis dvt |
| topic | May-Thurner syndrome Deep venous thrombosis Anticoagulation Thrombectomy Iliac vein |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323008518 |
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