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30 August 2021: Articles

May-Thurner Syndrome: A Rare Case of Unilateral Deep Vein Thrombosis in an Elderly Woman

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Ayesha Siddiqa A* , Asim Haider A , Ked Fortuzi A , Muhammad Adrish A , Charbel Ishak A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.929897

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e929897

Figure 3. Axial and sagittal pelvic computed tomography venography (CTV) demonstrated left common iliac venous outflow obstruction caused by extrinsic compression of the origin of the left iliac vein (yellow arrow) by the overlying atherosclerotic calcified right common iliac artery (red arrows) crossing against the prominent lumbosacral promontory (black arrow), with resulting thrombosis along the distal left common iliac vein (blue arrows) when compared to patent right common iliac vein (green arrow).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923