Abstract
The clinical and radiological findings in a patient presenting with unilateral iliofemoral vein thrombosis caused by psoas abscess secondary to diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon are described. The causes of iliofemoral vein thrombosis and psoas abscess are reviewed.
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Wittram, C. Sigmoid diverticulitis presenting as unilateral iliofemoral vein thrombosis. Abdom Imaging 19, 257–258 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203521
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203521