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Is iliac compression common in. 23 year olds?

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Dr. Gerald Mandell answered

Specializes in Nuclear Medicine

Symptomatic see DR.: Iliac vein compression syndrome (ivcs) characterized by left common iliac vein compression by right common iliac artery against fifth lumbar vertebra.Mean age is 40 years with female predominance.Left sided compression 3 to 8x more common. Patients typically present with acute edema of the lower limb, (surgery , immobilization, travel)asymptomatic cases occur in 15–30% of the population.Dvt possible.

Answered 4/28/2013

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