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 ... A slit-like narrowing of the lumen of a vein, even with no alteration in cross-sectional area, may increase resistance to flow.

Thurner syndrome (MTS) is a clinicopathological condition where the left common iliac vein is compressed by the overlying right common iliac artery, potentially leading to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) ...