An Unusual Presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis

An Unusual Presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis

May–Thurner syndrome (MTS) usually presents as acute or chronic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients. A 49-year-old woman presented with left lower limb DVT, which was followed by a diagnosis of MTS on a background of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and hypothyroidism. MTS is more common among wo...

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Main Authors: Anne Manjalee Liyanage, Tahir Shafiq, Vitthal Ramchandra Wadekar, Naveed Sultan, Fares Abdulla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2018-06-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
Deep vein thrombosis
May–Thurner syndrome
endovascular treatment
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/899
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spelling doaj-b4f6bca45e7644a2900722ba36d0d9ef2020-11-24T22:41:49ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942018-06-0110.12890/2018_000899899An Unusual Presentation of Deep Vein ThrombosisAnne Manjalee Liyanage0Tahir Shafiq1Vitthal Ramchandra Wadekar2Naveed Sultan3Fares Abdulla4Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Kerry, Tralee, IrelandDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Kerry, Tralee, IrelandDepartment of General Surgery, University Hospital Kerry, Tralee, IrelandDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Kerry, Tralee, IrelandDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital Kerry, Tralee, IrelandMay–Thurner syndrome (MTS) usually presents as acute or chronic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients. A 49-year-old woman presented with left lower limb DVT, which was followed by a diagnosis of MTS on a background of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and hypothyroidism. MTS is more common among women in the second to fourth decades of life. An endovascular approach is the preferred first-line treatment for MTS.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/899Deep vein thrombosisMay–Thurner syndromeendovascular treatment
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author Anne Manjalee Liyanage
Tahir Shafiq
Vitthal Ramchandra Wadekar
Naveed Sultan
Fares Abdulla
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Tahir Shafiq
Vitthal Ramchandra Wadekar
Naveed Sultan
Fares Abdulla
An Unusual Presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Deep vein thrombosis
May–Thurner syndrome
endovascular treatment
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Tahir Shafiq
Vitthal Ramchandra Wadekar
Naveed Sultan
Fares Abdulla
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title An Unusual Presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis
title_short An Unusual Presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis
title_full An Unusual Presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis
title_fullStr An Unusual Presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis
title_full_unstemmed An Unusual Presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis
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publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2018-06-01
description May–Thurner syndrome (MTS) usually presents as acute or chronic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients. A 49-year-old woman presented with left lower limb DVT, which was followed by a diagnosis of MTS on a background of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and hypothyroidism. MTS is more common among women in the second to fourth decades of life. An endovascular approach is the preferred first-line treatment for MTS.
topic Deep vein thrombosis
May–Thurner syndrome
endovascular treatment
url https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/899
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