May-Thurner syndrome
MONDO:0043361Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names May-Thurner syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A compression of ILIAC VEIN that results in a decreased flow in the vein and in the left LOWER EXTREMITY due to a vascular malformation. It may result in left leg EDEMA, pain, iliofemoral DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS and POSTTHROMBOTIC SYNDROME. Compression of the left common ILIAC VEIN by the right common ILIAC ARTERY against the underlying fifth LUMBAR VERTEBRA is the typical underlying malformation.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0043361), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: May-Thurner syndrome
- Also called
- iliac vein compression syndrome