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Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Screening for Proximal Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis
Published on: February 10, 2023
[Extensive left-leg venous thrombosis in young patients: Should we perform extended tests?]
Víctor Gómez Carrillo1, Ivan Pérez de Pedro1, Cristina Salazar de Troya1
1Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, España.
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We report 3 cases of left iliac vein thrombosis whose underlying cause was right iliac artery compression syndrome, also known as May-Thurner syndrome. Endovascular treatment with anatomical correction (stent placement) was applied in 2 of the cases; anticoagulant therapy was maintained given the presence of associated hypercoagulability. A thorough understanding of this diagnosis is important so that an attempt at anatomical correction can be proposed to complement anticoagulant therapy in the interest of improving prognosis.
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