Hämostaseologie, Table of Contents Hamostaseologie 2017; 37(03): 184-185DOI: 10.5482/HAMO-17-02-0009 Images in Thrombosis & Haemostasis Schattauer GmbH May-Thurner syndrome: missed diagnosis and missed early treatment? Authors Author Affiliations Alice Trinchero 1 Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany Sebastian Schotten 2 Institute for Diagnostic and Invasive Radiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany Bernhard Lämmle 1 Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany Michael B. Pitton 2 Institute for Diagnostic and Invasive Radiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany Recommend Article Abstract Full Text References References 1 May R, Thurner J. The cause of the predominantly sinistral occurrence of thrombosis of the pelvic veins. Angiology 1957; 08 (05) 419-427. 2 Birn J, Vedantham S. May-Thurner syndrome and other obstructive iliac vein lesions: meaning,myth, and mystery. Vasc Med 2015; 20 (01) 74-83. 3 Streiff MB, Agnelli G, Connors JM. et al. Guidance for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2016; 41 (01) 32-67.