REVIEW article
Front. Surg.
Sec. Vascular Surgery
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1542894
Hemodynamic Characteristics and Clinical Treatment of Patients with Iliac Vein Compression Syndrome
Provisionally accepted
- Vascular Surgery Department, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China
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Iliac vein compression syndrome (IVCS), also known as May-Thurner syndrome or Cockett syndrome, refers to the compression of the iliac veins by surrounding tissues, typically the compression of the left iliac vein by the right iliac artery anteriorly and the vertebral body posteriorly. A narrowed iliac vein leads to a series of hemodynamic changes that can affect the function of the vascular endothelium and create an environment prone to thrombosis. These hemodynamic parameters can guide stent placement and aid in diagnosing IVCS. This article also summarizes existing methods for the hemodynamic assessment of IVCS and suggests potential future research directions by drawing on the more mature field of arterial hemodynamics.
Keywords: Linchen Huang: Conceptualization, Writing -review & editing. Dian Chen: Conceptualization, Writing -review & editing. Zhiwei Li: Writing -review & editing. Sen Wei: Conceptualization, Writing -review & editing. Jie Ren: Conceptualization, Writing -review & editing. Beihao Shi: Conceptualization, Writing -original draft, Writing -review & editing. Jian Zhu: Conceptualization, Writingreview & editing Iliac vein compression syndrome
Received: 24 Feb 2025; Accepted: 14 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Shi, Huang, Wei, Zhu, Li, Ren and Chen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Jian Zhu, Vascular Surgery Department, Affiliated Kunshan Hospital of Jiangsu University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China
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