The classic triad of renal cell carcinoma (flank pain, haematuria, and a palpable abdominal mass) is observed in only 9% of ...

According to a retrospective study, iliac vein compression appears to be a promoter of, but not a cause of, iliac deep vein thrombosis. “The clinical significance of this study is that endovascular ...

Study design: A report of a male subject who sustained paraplegia at T-5 level due to spinal cord injury (SCI) 18 years ago, and in whom, occlusion of the left common iliac vein by a distended bladder ...

BLADDER distention has not previously been reported as a cause of iliac-vein obstruction in the adult. On the other hand, a variety of pelvic conditions, such as inflammation, benign and malignant ...

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 diagnostic ...

May-Thurner syndrome occurs when a vein in the pelvis becomes compressed by an artery. It often does not cause symptoms, but it can narrow the vein and impair blood flow, which raises the risk of deep ...

In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information, sharing his or her reasoning with the reader ...