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iliac vein - one of three veins draining the pelvic area

hypogastric vein, internal iliac vein - a vein that unites with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein

external iliac vein - a continuation of the femoral vein; unites with the internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein

common iliac vein - formed by the internal and external iliac veins; unites with its fellow from the opposite side of the body to form the inferior vena cava

vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"

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May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is a rare disease which occurs due to the compression of the left iliac vein by the overriding right iliac artery, subsequently resulting in obstructed venous return, and ultimately predisposing the patient to deep venous thrombosis.1 Its incidence is variable and ranges between 5% to 18% in patients with DVT involving lower limb.

May-Thurner Syndrome: A Cause of Acute Left Iliac Vein Obstruction in Early Post-partum Period: A Case Report

The renal vein and external iliac vein were patent.

Images--pT3a clear-cell renal cell carcinoma in a renal allograft managed effectively with open partial nephrectomy

Intraoperatively, the tumor was visualized infiltrating the left external and internal iliac artery, left external and internal iliac vein, recto-sigmoid, bladder, and left ureter.

Palliative pelvic exenteration using iliofemoral bypass with synthetic grafts for advanced cervical carcinoma/Ileri evre serviks kanseri icin yapilan palyatif pelvik egzenterasyonda sentetik greftli ilyofemoral bypass kullanilmasi

In Type I CEPS malformations, an end-to-side extrahepatic portosystemic shunt exists, with total diversion of portal mesenteric blood into the IVC, renal or iliac vein, and complete absence of intrahepatic portal vein branches.

Abernethy malformation

It is very important to identify the flow in the iliac vein by color Doppler, as well as the normal triphasic waveform and normal flow velocity in the iliac artery, without signs of stenosis or occlusion.

RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING IN RENAL TRANSPLANTATION

* Graft renal veins: End-to-side anastomosis of the open end of the graft IVC to the recipient common iliac vein.

Successful en bloc transplantation of a horseshoe kidney without division of the isthmus: first case reported in South Africa

A venous leiomyosarcoma originating from a branch vessel of the left external iliac vein is rare, and this may be the first report of this finding.

A Rare Case of Vascular Leiomyosarcoma Originating from a Branch Vessel of the External Iliac Vein

May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) or iliocaval compression is an uncommon anatomical variant characterized by external compression of the left common iliac vein by the right common iliac artery against the lumbar vertebra [1].

May-Thurner Syndrome as a Rare Cause of Paradoxical Embolism in a Patient with Patent Foramen Ovale

(a) Contrast injection of the peristomal varix and opacification of the right iliac vein. (b) Opacification of the peristomal varices and the right iliac vein.

Direct Percutaneous Embolization of Peristomal Ileostomy Varices in an Emergency Setting

The transplanted renal vein was anastomosed to the right external iliac vein side-to-end using a 50 monofilament with continuous sutures.

Renal Transplantation with Simultaneous Aortoiliac Reconstruction Using a Polytetrafluoroethylene Vascular Graft for Severe Atherosclerosis

The left internal iliac vein forming the common iliac vein was transected at the bifurcation region.

Two Case Reports of Intravenous Leiomyomatosis with Hyaluronan Expression