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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a type of venous thrombosis involving the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein, most commonly in the legs or pelvis...

the internal iliac artery and, at the brim of the pelvis, joins with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein. Several veins unite above the...

iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis. Specifically, the problem is due to left common iliac vein compression by the overlying right common iliac artery. This...

The external iliac veins are large veins that connect the femoral veins to the common iliac veins. Their origin is at the inferior margin of the inguinal...

heart. It is formed by the joining of the right and the left common iliac veins, usually at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebra. The inferior vena...

known as the common femoral vein. It ends at the inferior margin of the inguinal ligament where it becomes the external iliac vein. Its major tributaries are...

vein thrombosis. Venous thrombosis is the formation of a thrombus (blood clot) in a vein. This most commonly affects a deep vein known as deep vein thrombosis...

epigastric, superficial circumflex iliac vein, and superficial external pudendal veins. The thoracoepigastric vein runs along the lateral aspect of the...

Both ovarian and internal iliac vein reflux causes leg varicose veins. This condition affects 14% of women with varicose veins or 20% of women who have...

common iliac arteries. The aortic bifurcation is usually seen at the level of L4, just above the junction of the left and right common iliac veins. The...

with post-thrombotic syndrome in which the deep veins have been damaged by previous deep vein thrombosis. Most cases of CVI can be improved with treatments...

iliac vein lesions (NIVL) include May-Thurner Syndrome (MTS) whereby there is compression of the left iliac venous outflow usually by the right iliac...

cerulea dolens) is part of a spectrum of diseases related to deep vein thrombosis. Historically, it was commonly seen during pregnancy and in mothers...

of intravenous fluids into the portal system, with potential portal vein thrombosis, or, in cases of TPN administration, a TPN abscess. Divekar A, Gutsol...

femoral vein that courses next to the femoral artery. In particular, the adjacent femoral vein is clinically a deep vein, where deep vein thrombosis indicates...

the internal iliac arteries. The human venous system develops mainly from the vitelline veins, the umbilical veins and the cardinal veins, all of which...

involving the blockage of the abdominal aorta as it transitions into the common iliac arteries. Classically, it is described in male patients as a triad of the...

disease. Aneurysms can also be a nidus (starting point) for clot formation (thrombosis) and embolization. As an aneurysm increases in size, the risk of rupture...

uncommon severe form of lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) that obstructs blood outflow from a vein. Upper extremity PCD is less common, occurring...

Holly BP, Lessne ML (July 2014). "Diagnosis and management of iliac vein thrombosis in pregnancy resulting from May-Thurner Syndrome". Journal of Perinatology...