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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep 16;12(9):e10489.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.10489.

A Case of May-Thurner Syndrome

Harini Lakshman  1 , Mahmoud Barbarawi  1 , Pal Satyajit Singh Athwal  2 , Michele Obeid  1 , Ghassan Bachuwa  1
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A Case of May-Thurner Syndrome

Harini Lakshman et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

May-Thurner syndrome, which is also known as iliac vein compression syndrome, is caused when an anatomical variant of the left common iliac vein with a lateral or anterior spur is compressed by the right iliac artery, resulting in thrombosis of the vein. It can present as left deep vein thrombosis which can lead to pulmonary embolism or chronic changes of venous insufficiency in the left lower limb. We report a 27-year-old female with pain abdomen, who was diagnosed to have May-Thurner syndrome.

Keywords: iliac vein thrombosis; may-thurner syndrome.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. CT scan showing iliac vein thrombosis
Figure 2
Figure 2. Extension of thrombosis can be seen in CT scan
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