Jafari-Nozad, Amir Masoud

[ 1 ] - May-Thurner syndrome, an uncommon diagnosis for a common disease: a case report and review of the literature

May-Turner syndrome is a relatively uncommon anatomical variation in which patients develop iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT) due to venous occlusion. In this syndrome, the left common iliac vein is compressed against the fifth lumbar vertebra by the right common iliac artery. The real incidence/prevalence of May-Turner syndrome is not precisely known, but it is estimated to be between 22 ...