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May-Thurner Syndrome: An Under-Recognized Etiology of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims May–Thurner Syndrome (MTS) is a rare vascular condition characterized by the compression of the left iliac vein by the overlying right iliac artery. This anatomical anomaly predisposes patients, especially young to middle‐aged women, to deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which when it persists, leads to complications such as ...
Khan ARS, Gupta Y, Samuel B, Krishna YM, Ahmad MH, Ahmad H, Nasir I, Ali M, Chohan DA, Nadeem MU, Zia A, Gohar A.   +11 more
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Management of May Thurner Syndrome in Pregnant Patients

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2022
May Thurner Syndrome contributes to thromboembolic disease and can cause significant morbidity in pregnant patients secondary to exaggerated anatomic relationships and physiologic changes in the hematologic system favoring thrombogenesis.
Tabitha L. Schrufer-Poland, Karen Florio, Anna Grodzinsky, John J. Borsa, Laura Schmidt   +4 more
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Familiar Disposition of May–Thurner Syndrome—A Case Series [PDF]

Life
May–Thurner syndrome is a venous compression syndrome of the pelvic vessels that represents a relevant risk factor for thrombus formation. The standard procedure to secure a diagnosis is venography, followed by endovascular therapy as the preferred ...
Stefanie Nowak, André Jakob, Robert Dalla Pozza, Sebastian Michel, Nikolaus A. Haas, Joseph Pattathu   +5 more
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May-Thurner syndrome disguised as pulmonary embolism: A case report [PDF]

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
An 80-year-old female patient presented with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism with underlying etiology called May-Thurner syndrome—a contralateral right common iliac artery compressing the left common iliac vein against the lumbar vertebra and ...
Amha Weldehana, MD, Swati Chand, MD, Syed Haidry, MD, Hasan Ahmad, MD, Arun Goyal, MD, Junichi Shimamura, MD   +5 more
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The Hidden Threat: Chronic Urinary Retention and Thromboembolism in Underlying May-Thurner Syndrome. [PDF]

Case Rep Vasc Med
May–Thurner syndrome (MTS) is characterized by the formation of an intravenous scar or venous “spur” resulting from chronic pulsatile compression of the left common iliac vein (LCIV) by the right common iliac artery (RCIA) against the fourth or fifth lumbar vertebral body. This pulsatile compression creates a flow‐limiting stenosis of the LCIV, leading
Dunn TM, Hayes CA.
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A rare case of May-Thurner syndrome due to external compression of the right and left common iliac veins [PDF]

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
May-Thurner syndrome, also known as external iliac compression syndrome, is a rare but commonly underdiagnosed cause of asymmetric lower extremity edema.
Logan Schwarzman, MD, Jack Aguilar, MD, Nichelle Megowan, MD   +2 more
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Dysfunction in Patients Diagnosed with May Thurner Syndrome [PDF]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023
Daniela Duarte Bateman, MD, Sonia Pandey, MD, Wei Chen, MD, FACS   +2 more
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Unusual presentation of right-sided May-Thurner syndrome

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2021
May-Thurner syndrome commonly presents with left leg swelling. Right-sided venous compression syndromes are rare. We report a 49-year-old gentleman who presented with right lower extremity swelling after leg trauma.
Abdullah Nasif, MD, Amin Mohamed Ahmed, MD, Somya Al-Embideen, MD, Munier Nazzal, MD, MBA, Mohamed Osman, MD, MBA, Ayman Ahmed, MD, FSVS   +5 more
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Pulmonary embolism in an adolescent with May-Thurner syndrome and Factor V Leiden mutation requiring IVC filter placement and mechanical/pharmacologic thrombolysis

Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, 2022
May-Thurner syndrome is an uncommon cause of lower extremity deep venous thrombi caused by compression of the left iliac vein in between the right iliac artery and the vertebrae that results in venous insufficiency.
Thomas M. O'Gorman, Rukhmi V. Bhat, Shankar Rajeswaran, Sherif M. Badawy   +3 more
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May-Thurner Syndrome and Lymphedema Reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022
Background:. May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is an anatomical variant that results in compression of the left common iliac vein by the right common iliac artery.
Rohun Gupta, BA, Emily Mathijs, MS, Justin Hart, DO, John Bates, DO, Jeremy Powers, MD, Kongkrit Chaiyasate, MD   +5 more
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