An Unusual Presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis

Authors

• Anne Manjalee Liyanage Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Kerry, Tralee, Ireland
• Tahir Shafiq Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Kerry, Tralee, Ireland
• Vitthal Ramchandra Wadekar Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Kerry, Tralee, Ireland
• Naveed Sultan Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Kerry, Tralee, Ireland
• Fares Abdulla Department of Radiology, University Hospital Kerry, Tralee, Ireland

manjaleeliyanage@yahoo.com

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Abstract

May–Thurner syndrome (MTS) usually presents as acute or chronic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients. A 49-year-old woman presented with left lower limb DVT, which was followed by a diagnosis of MTS on a background of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and hypothyroidism. MTS is more common among women in the second to fourth decades of life. An endovascular approach is the preferred first-line treatment for MTS.