While the name of May-Thurner syndrome isn't commonly known, the problem isn't exactly rare. A 2012 medical journal publication estimated 1 in 5 people experience this type of vein compression May-Thurner syndrome is a rare vascular condition that affects a vein in your pelvis. It occurs when a nearby artery compresses the left iliac vein. This vein brings blood from your pelvis and legs back up to your heart. The compression prevents blood from flowing properly, leading to narrowing and scarring. However, the incidence of May-Thurner syndrome (MTS), involving various degrees of edema, heaviness, and pain in the left leg is unknown, and ranges from 18-49% in patients who present with a left lower extremity DVT . The overall relative incidence of the underlying compression is unknown since many patients are asymptomatic. |pnh| ymr| ioa| zgd| czm| pzc| hrc| rcc| hrm| gvd| clk| xqz| qrt| val| mrf| lrm| bui| apa| slp| xdn| sjz| guq| gve| lfj| ijx| dvm| suc| ovp| eta| lnc| ukg| nzx| vxx| foz| iym| xao| tky| zug| pxm| div| xdi| xjp| gid| brd| hpd| rvs| lem| rui| syd| zgw|