Compression of the Left Common Iliac Vein by the Right Common Iliac Artery at the End of Gestation

Josualdo Euzebio Da Silva, Jul

Abstract

Pain, swelling, and deep venous thrombosis are common symptoms of the compression of the left common iliac vein by the right common iliac artery. One 29-year-old patient of gestation of the firstborn was presented significant edema and acute lower limb pain, and echocardiogram exam revealed acute thrombus in the left common iliac vein. She was submitted to a vena cava filter implant.

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