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May-Thurner syndrome is [[deep vein thrombosis]] of the [[iliofemoral vein]] due to compression of the [[Common iliac vein|left common iliac vein]] by overlying right [[common iliac artery]].<ref name="pmid13478912">{{cite journal |author=May R, Thurner J |title=The cause of the predominantly sinistral occurrence of thrombosis of the pelvic veins |journal=Angiology |volume=8 |issue=5 |pages=419-27 |year=1957 |pmid=13478912 |doi=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17611208">{{cite journal |author=Fazel R, Froehlich JB, Williams DM, Saint S, Nallamothu BK |title=Clinical problem-solving. A sinister development--a 35-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of progressive swelling and pain in her left leg, without antecedent trauma |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=357 |issue=1 |pages=53-9 |year=2007 |pmid=17611208 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcps061337}}</ref> | May-Thurner syndrome is [[deep vein thrombosis]] of the [[iliofemoral vein]] due to compression of the [[Common iliac vein|left common iliac vein]] by overlying right [[common iliac artery]].<ref name="pmid13478912">{{cite journal |author=May R, Thurner J |title=The cause of the predominantly sinistral occurrence of thrombosis of the pelvic veins |journal=Angiology |volume=8 |issue=5 |pages=419-27 |year=1957 |pmid=13478912 |doi=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17611208">{{cite journal |author=Fazel R, Froehlich JB, Williams DM, Saint S, Nallamothu BK |title=Clinical problem-solving. A sinister development--a 35-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of progressive swelling and pain in her left leg, without antecedent trauma |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=357 |issue=1 |pages=53-9 |year=2007 |pmid=17611208 |doi=10.1056/NEJMcps061337}}</ref> In contrast to the right [[common iliac vein]], which ascends almost vertically to the [[inferior vena cava]], the left common iliac vein takes a more transverse course. Along this course, it underlies the right [[common iliac artery]], which may compress it against the [[lumbar spine]]. | ||
In contrast to the right [[common iliac vein]], which ascends almost vertically to the [[inferior vena cava]], the left common iliac vein takes a more transverse course. Along this course, it underlies the right [[common iliac artery]], which may compress it against the [[lumbar spine]]. | |||
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May-Thurner syndrome is deep vein thrombosis of the iliofemoral vein due to compression of the left common iliac vein by overlying right common iliac artery.[1][2] In contrast to the right common iliac vein, which ascends almost vertically to the inferior vena cava, the left common iliac vein takes a more transverse course. Along this course, it underlies the right common iliac artery, which may compress it against the lumbar spine.
References
- ↑ May R, Thurner J (1957). "The cause of the predominantly sinistral occurrence of thrombosis of the pelvic veins". Angiology. 8 (5): 419–27. PMID 13478912.
- ↑ Fazel R, Froehlich JB, Williams DM, Saint S, Nallamothu BK (2007). "Clinical problem-solving. A sinister development--a 35-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of progressive swelling and pain in her left leg, without antecedent trauma". N. Engl. J. Med. 357 (1): 53–9. doi:10.1056/NEJMcps061337. PMID 17611208.