摘要
background: the relationship between deep venous thrombosis and thrombophilia has been little studied in patients with left common iliac vein compression, clinically known as may-thurner syndrome. objective: to evaluate the prevalence of thrombophilia markers in patients with may-thurner syndrome and left common iliac vein thrombosis. methods: from march 1999 to december 2008, 20 patients with may-thurner syndrome and left common iliac vein thrombosis were retrospectively investigated for the presence of thrombophilia markers. results: the association between may-thurner syndrome and thrombophilia markers was found in 8 patients (40%). conclusion: there is a high prevalence of thrombophilia markers in patients with may-thurner syndrome and left common iliac vein thrombosis. the prevalence, however, is not different from that found in patients with deep venous thrombosis without may-thurner syndrome.