Postthrombotic syndrome complicating a case of May-Thurner syndrome despite endovascular therapy: Case report and review

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Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1382-1386

  Ludwig, Bruce ^a   Han, Tony ^b   Amundson, Dennis ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cockett syndrome; Iliac compression syndrome; May Thurner syndrome; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTICOAGULATION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; COCKETT SYNDROME; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC VEIN; LEG THROMBOSIS; MAY THURNER SYNDROME; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STENT; VEIN MALFORMATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 33646491272     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.129.5.1382     Document Type: Article

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