Journal of Hematology, ISSN 1927-1212 print, 1927-1220 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 7, Number 3, September 2018, pages 112-115

May-Thurner Syndrome: A Rare and Under-Appreciated Cause of Venous Thrombosis in a 18-Year-Old Healthy Female

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Axial CTA scans with intravenous contrast of the abdomen/pelvis. (a) Right common iliac artery crossing in front of left common iliac vein. (b) Compression of left iliac vein by the right iliac artery (white arrow).
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Intra-operative angiography demonstrating migration of the left common iliac vein stent (black arrows) into the lumen of the right common iliac artery with associated filling defect (white arrow). Filling defects consistent with arterial thrombi are also present distally (white dotted arrow). The inferior vena cava filter is seen in this image as well (dotted black arrows).