TY - JOUR
T1 - May-Thurner Syndrome
T2 - A Cause of Acute Left Iliac Vein Obstruction in Early Postpartum Period: A Case Report
AU - Inam, Hina
AU - Shaikh, Fareed Ahmed
AU - Siddiqui, Nadeem Ahmed
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/7
Y1 - 2019/7
N2 - May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is a rare disease common in middle aged females, characterised by left-sided lower limb Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) due to compression of the left iliac vein by the overriding right iliac artery. Pregnanc y and puerperal phases are one of the hypercoagulable states further predisposing towards th rombu s format io n. Treatme nt in c lu de s both conservative and interventional (venous thrombectomy with or without stenting). Here we report a case of a 34- year-old female in her early postpartum period who visited the Agha Khan University Hospital in July 2016, with the onset of acute pain and swelling in the left leg. Her workup revealed left-sided Acute DVT, secondary to MTS. Her case was su cces sfull y mana ged with conservative treatment. This case is an important addition to medical literature in the sense that DVT occurring on the onset of postpartum period should not always be attributed to the hypercoagulability, secondary to pregnancy. With early diagnosis and aggressive management, MTS can be easily managed.
AB - May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is a rare disease common in middle aged females, characterised by left-sided lower limb Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) due to compression of the left iliac vein by the overriding right iliac artery. Pregnanc y and puerperal phases are one of the hypercoagulable states further predisposing towards th rombu s format io n. Treatme nt in c lu de s both conservative and interventional (venous thrombectomy with or without stenting). Here we report a case of a 34- year-old female in her early postpartum period who visited the Agha Khan University Hospital in July 2016, with the onset of acute pain and swelling in the left leg. Her workup revealed left-sided Acute DVT, secondary to MTS. Her case was su cces sfull y mana ged with conservative treatment. This case is an important addition to medical literature in the sense that DVT occurring on the onset of postpartum period should not always be attributed to the hypercoagulability, secondary to pregnancy. With early diagnosis and aggressive management, MTS can be easily managed.
KW - Hypercoagulability
KW - May-Thurner syndrome
KW - Un-fractionated heparin
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M3 - Article
C2 - 31983744
AN - SCOPUS:85073768048
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 69
SP - 1044
EP - 1046
JO - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 7
ER -