Review ArticleInternational Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Publication: May-Thurner syndrome: a review
Int J Res Med Sci. 2024;12(2):624-629.DOI10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20240242
Abstract
May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is an underdiagnosed entity and level of suspicious should be raised during evaluation of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the left lower limb, especially in women between the third and fifth decades of life. To correctly identify MTS, high clinical suspicion, and imaging studies such as phlebography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), and intravascular ultrasound are required. In correct clinical context, CT/MRI venography can be used to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment that includes pharmaco-mechanical thrombolysis with angioplasty and stenting, both of which minimize late morbidity from post-thrombotic syndrome.
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Affiliations
- Department of Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Hospital General de México, Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Mexico City, Mexico
- Department of Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Hospital Juárez de México, Mexico City, Mexico
- Department of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubirán”. Mexico City, Mexico
- Department of Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico
- Department of General Surgery, Kelsey Seybold Clinic, Houston, Texas
- Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, UNAM