Cardiology · Cardiology / Vascular medicine
May–Thurner syndrome
also: Cockett syndrome; Iliac vein compression syndrome
Compression of the left common iliac vein by the right iliac artery.
- Specialty
- Cardiology
- Subspecialty
- Cardiology / Vascular medicine
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected, 2–3 times more common; Children: rare, young adults
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Cockett syndrome; Iliac vein compression syndrome
Etiology & mechanism
Chronic vein compression causes thrombosis.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (5)
In plain terms, someone with May–Thurner syndrome may experience the following — click any to explore related syndromes:
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