title: Iliac vein compression syndrome: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Iliac vein compression syndrome is a clinical condition that occurs as a result of compression of the left iliac vein between the right iliac artery and the fifth lumbar vertebrae. Patients usually have marked edema of the left leg. We report a case of a 16-year-old man who sought medical attention with significant left lower leg edema and four previous episodes of left leg cellulitis. Evaluation demonstrated venous hypertension as a result of left iliac vein compression. The patient underwent surgical correction; his symptoms resolved. Details and management of the case are presented and discussed. A review of the current literature regarding this condition also is included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Akers
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Creado
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hewitt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery