A case of May-Thurner Syndrome: An old anomaly but, a new suggestion: A case report

May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is an anatomical condition resulting in compression of the left common iliac vein between the right common iliac artery and the underlying spine. MTS is rarely diagnosed because diagnostic workup is seldom continued once the diagnosis of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) has be...

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Published in:Malawi medical journal Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 230 - 232
Main Authors: Gökçe, Şule, Keskin, Gülsüm, Yaşar, Şeyma Kar, Arslan, Aylin Tuğba, Cerit, Zeynep, Koska, Özgür İlker, Aydoğdu, Sema
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Malawi University of Malawi 01.09.2019
The Medical Association Of Malawi
Subjects:
Adolescent
Angioplasty
Birth control
Blood clots
Case Report
Compression therapy
Female
Females
Humans
Hypertension
Iliac Artery - diagnostic imaging
Iliac Vein - diagnostic imaging
Incidental Findings
Laboratories
Lower Extremity - diagnostic imaging
May-Thurner Syndrome - diagnosis
Medicine
Pain
Patients
Pediatrics
Sports Medicine
Stockings, Compression
Thrombosis
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasonography, Doppler - methods
University faculty
Veins & arteries
Venous Thrombosis
May-Thurner syndrome
sports medicine
deep vein thrombosis
ISSN:1995-7262, 1995-7270, 1995-7262, 1995-7270
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Summary:May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is an anatomical condition resulting in compression of the left common iliac vein between the right common iliac artery and the underlying spine. MTS is rarely diagnosed because diagnostic workup is seldom continued once the diagnosis of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) has been established. Furthermore, patients with DVT generally have several well-known confounding risk factors. We report a 16-year-old girl with a history of left leg swelling who was incidentally diagnosed with MTS. We hope that our case report will create awareness of vascular abnormalities in sports medicine and suggest that routine venous Doppler ultrasound screening may help to detect MTS or associated anatomical prior to the formation of early thrombosis.
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ISSN:1995-7262
1995-7270
1995-7262
1995-7270
DOI:10.4314/mmj.v31i3.12