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Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Screening for Proximal Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis
Published on: February 10, 2023
Transverse mobility of pelvic kidney causing left lower extremity deep venous thrombosis
Christopher P Vittore1, Robert A Murray1
1Department of Radiology, OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, University of Illinois College of Medicine, 5666 E. State St, Rockford, IL 61108, USA.
Abstract:
A case of May-Thurner-like syndrome was found to be a result of a pelvic kidney compressing the left common iliac vein. Cross-sectional imaging demonstrated transverse mobility of the pelvic kidney which has not been described previously. The ectopic kidney's mobility resulted in intermittent venous compression. In a patient with recurrent lower extremity deep venous thrombosis and a pelvic kidney, the possibility of movement of the kidney resulting in venous compression needs to be considered.
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