May-Thurner syndrome: a review

Authors

  • Alan I. Valderrama-Treviño Department of Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Hospital General de México, Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Marlon Lacayo-Valenzuela Department of Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Hospital General de México, Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Sandra Olivares-Cruz Department of Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Hospital Juárez de México, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Hugo Laparra Escareño Department of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubirán”. Mexico City, Mexico
  • Ernesto Pacheco Pittaluga Department of Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Germ´án E. Mendoza Barrera Department of General Surgery, Kelsey Seybold Clinic, Houston, Texas
  • Pablo C. Iglesias-González Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico
  • José Á. Barajas Colón Department of Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Baltazar Barrera-Mera Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, UNAM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20240242

Keywords:

MTS, Cockett syndrome, Iliac vein spur, Iliac vein compression, DVT, Recurrent thromboembolic disease

Abstract

May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is an underdiagnosed entity and level of suspicious should be raised during evaluation of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the left lower limb, especially in women between the third and fifth decades of life. To correctly identify MTS, high clinical suspicion, and imaging studies such as phlebography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and intravascular ultrasound are required. In correct clinical context, CT/MRI venography can be used to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment that includes pharmaco-mechanical thrombolysis with angioplasty and stenting, both of which minimize late morbidity from post-thrombotic syndrome.

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2024-01-30

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Valderrama-Treviño, A. I., Lacayo-Valenzuela, M., Olivares-Cruz, S., Escareño, H. L., Pittaluga, E. P., Barrera, G. E. M., Iglesias-González, P. C., Colón, J. A. B., & Barrera-Mera, B. (2024). May-Thurner syndrome: a review. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 12(2), 624–629. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20240242

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2024): February 2024

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