The IVC is formed by the merging of the right and left common iliac veins. These veins come together in the abdomen, carrying blood from the lower limbs. The IVC is one of the largest veins in the ...

May-Thurner Syndrome (MTS) is a condition characterized by the compression of the left common iliac vein (LCIV) by the right common iliac artery, leading to venous outflow obstruction. This ...

Iliac venous outflow obstruction has an important role in the expression of symptomatic chronic venous insufficiency. This anatomic obstruction is frequently overlooked, owing in part to ...

The VIVA Foundation, in collaboration with representatives from the American Venous Forum (AVF) and American Vein and ...

There are many reasons not to place an iliac stent in a patient, but to generalize these reasons, my three “never stent” patients would be: (1) those with an improper indication for stenting, (2) ...

Iliac Vein Compression Syndrome (IVCS) is a common risk factor for deep vein thrombosis in the lower extremities. The objective of this study was to investigate whether employing a porous medium model ...

There was no MDCT evidence of malignancy; however, there was an incidentally detected retroaortic left renal vein (RLRV), coursing obliquely and posterior to the abdominal aorta, draining into the ...

Right sided cardiac chambers were dilated. Contrast-enhanced CT revealed abdominopelvic venous varices involving the bilateral gonadal veins, bilateral iliac veins (common, internal and external), IVC ...