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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 159-161 |
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May–thurner syndrome in a 31-year-old female with chronic deep vein thrombosis: A case report and review of the literature
Muhammad Nazir Shehu1, A Saliu2
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Unit, General Amadi Rimi Specialist Hospital, Katsina, Nigeria
2 Department of Radiology, General Amadi Rimi Specialist Hospital, Katsina, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Muhammad Nazir Shehu
Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Unit, General Amadi Rimi Specialist Hospital, Katsina
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/njbcs.njbcs_29_20
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MayThurner syndrome (MTS) also known as iliocaval compression, occurs as a result of left common iliac vein compression by the right iliac artery. The syndrome is characterised by persistent leg swelling, venous ulcer, deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism. However, it is rarely diagnosed with one of the causes of DVT. We hereby present a 31-year-old woman with persistent left lower limb DVT caused by MTS.
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