May-Thurner sx: Hi, the prevalence of it is 20%, it's an anatomical variant in which the right common iliac artery overlies and compresses the left common iliac vein against the lumbar spine, therefore it increases the risk of deep vein thrombosis, the Anticoagulation alone is not enough in most cases and stent placement is needed. If the blood clot goes to the lung and goes untreated and it can cause right
Answered 8/26/2014
3.8k views
A doctor has provided 1 answer
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A doctor has provided 1 answer
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your question