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Female Runner With Painful Left Thigh Swelling: A Case of May‐Thurner Syndrome
Author(s) -
Petrin Ziva,
Wowkanech Charles,
Sinha Anupam N.,
Gupta Sunny,
Patel Mitesh K.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pmandr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1934-1563
pISSN - 1934-1482
DOI - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2017.06.016
Subject(s) - may–thurner syndrome , medicine , swelling , thigh , surgery , venous thrombosis , thrombosis , pathology
Abstract We discuss a case of a female runner who presented with burning left groin and thigh pain and positional swelling after a long run. The workup revealed May‐Thurner syndrome. May‐Thurner syndrome anatomy is a common anatomical variant present in approximately 20% of the population. Compression of the iliac vein may result in venous stasis in the lower limb with a predisposition to deep venous thrombosis. We identify 4 reported cases of May‐Thurner syndrome in female runners and review the importance of diagnosis and appropriate treatment of this condition. Level of Evidence V