Journal of Clinical Images and Medical Case Reports
ISSN 2766-7820
Case Report - Open Access, Volume 5
May-Thurner syndrome: Silent cause of venous thromboembolism
Sofia Eusébio1*; Joana Cardoso2; Afonso Rodrigues1
1Unidade Funcional de Medicina 4, Unidade local de saúde de São José, Lisboa, Portugal.
2Serviço de Cirurgia Vascular, Unidade local de saúde de São José, Lisboa, Portugal.
*Corresponding Author : Sofia Eusébio
Unidade Funcional de Medicina 4, Unidade local de
saúde de São José, Lisboa, Portugal.
Tel: +351912668634;
Email: [email protected]
Received : Nov 12, 2024
Accepted : Nov 28, 2024
Published : Dec 05, 2024
Archived : www.jcimcr.org
Copyright : © Eusébio S (2024).
Citation: Eusébio S, Cardoso J, Rodrigues A. May-Thurner syndrome: Silent cause of venous thromboembolism. J Clin Images Med Case Rep. 2024; 5(12): 3374.
Description
May-Thurner Syndrome (MTS) is characterized by the compression of the left iliac vein when it passes between the right common iliac artery and the spine. Complications of MTS include deep vein thrombus formation and even life-threatening pulmonary embolism. The authors present a case of 33-year- old female with thromboembolism and imagiological findings of MTS. The authors want to enhance the importance of awareness of MTS on patients with unexplained lower limb swelling.
