Vascular Compressive Syndromes

Vascular compression can occur when local anatomy facilitates positional compression of a vessel. Symptoms are determined by the vascular bed supplied by the compressed vessel. These vascular compression syndromes arise in the thorax (thoracic outlet syndrome), abdomen (median arcuate ligament syndrome and nutcracker syndrome) and in the limbs (May-Thurner syndrome and adventitial cyst). While vascular compression is very common, clinical syndromes developing as a result of compression are rare.