A Case of May-Thurner Syndrome

May-Thurner syndrome, which is also known as iliac vein compression syndrome, is caused when an anatomical variant of the left common iliac vein with a lateral or anterior spur is compressed by the right iliac artery, resulting in thrombosis of the vein. It can present as left deep vein thrombosis which can lead to pulmonary embolism or chronic changes of venous insufficiency in the left lower limb. We report a 27-year-old female with pain abdomen, who was diagnosed to have May-Thurner syndrome.

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