"Right-sided" May-Thurner syndrome.
The May-Thurner syndrome is a well-known anatomical anomaly where the left common iliac vein (LCIV) is compressed between the right common iliac artery and the fifth vertebral body. This report describes the case of a "right-sided" May-Thurner syndrome where the right common iliac vein (RCIV) is compressed by the left common iliac artery in a patient with a left-sided inferior vena cava (IVC). A 26-year-old woman was admitted to our institution with acute edema of the right lower limb. The diagnosis of May-Thurner syndrome was done by CT scan and confirmed by phlebography. An endovascular treatment with stenting was carried out, with good patency and clinical result at 12-month follow-up.
Abboud
Georges
G
Hôpital Cardiologique, CHRU de Lille, 59037, Lille Cedex, France. drgeorgesabboud@hotmail.com
Midulla
Marco
M
Lions
Christophe
C
El Ngheoui
Ziad
Z
Gengler
Laurent
L
Martinelli
Thomas
T
Beregi
Jean-Paul
JP
D000328:Adult; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010690:Phlebography; D015607:Stents; D013577:Syndrome; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging