A Case of May-Thurner Syndrome with Extensive Deep Vein Thrombosis and Extraperitoneal Hematoma from Spontaneous Utero-ovarian Vein Rupture.
- Author:
Heajin CHUNG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. chjin516@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
May-Thurner syndrome;
Venous thrombosis;
Vascular system injuries;
Vein;
Abdominal cavity
- MeSH:
Abdominal Cavity;
Cicatrix;
Female;
Fibrosis;
Hematoma*;
Humans;
Iliac Artery;
Iliac Vein;
Inflammation;
Lower Extremity;
May-Thurner Syndrome*;
Middle Aged;
Rupture*;
Spine;
Vascular System Injuries;
Veins*;
Venous Insufficiency;
Venous Thrombosis*
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2017;28(5):539-546
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
May-Thurner syndrome, also known as iliac vein compression syndrome, is an anatomically variable condition that is characterized by left common iliac vein compression by the right common iliac artery and the lumbar vertebra. This chronic and pulsatile venous compression by the right common iliac artery can cause local intimal injury, inflammation, scarring, and fibrosis, leading to venous outflow obstruction and increased intraluminal pressure. This can cause several complications, such as venous insufficiency, venous claudication, deep vein thrombosis, and very rarely extraperitoneal hematoma due to spontaneous iliac vein rupture. In particular, in middle aged women, hormonal imbalance coupled with these mechanical and inflammatory factors can cause further weakening of the venous wall integrity and develop spontaneous and potentially lethal venous rupture. This paper reports an extremely rare case of a 58-year-old woman with May-Thurner syndrome with acute and extensive deep vein thrombosis of the left lower extremity and a spontaneous extraperitoneal hematoma caused by utero-ovarian vein rupture.
