Impact of Common Iliac Vein Compression on the Incidence of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis

• Published in: European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery Vol. 65; no. 6; pp. 887 - 894
• Main Authors: Shi, Yadong, Yuan, Yuan, Kong, Jie, Su, Haobo, Chen, Liang, Huang, Hao, Lu, Zhaoxuan, Gu, Jianping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.06.2023
• Subjects: Cockett syndrome; Deep vein thrombosis; Humans; Iliac Vein - diagnostic imaging; Iliac vein compression; Incidence; Male; Pulmonary embolism; Pulmonary Embolism - diagnostic imaging; Pulmonary Embolism - epidemiology; Pulmonary Embolism - etiology; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Surgery; Venous Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging; Venous Thrombosis - epidemiology; Venous Thrombosis - etiology; Pulmonary embolism; Deep vein thrombosis; Iliac vein compression; Cockett syndrome; Risk factors

This study aimed to investigate the association between common iliac vein (CIV) compression and pulmonary embolism (PE) in lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This was a single centre retrospective study. Between January 2016 and December 2021, DVT patients with enhanced computed tomography...