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Anticoagulation with enoxaparin was started until insertion of an EkoSonic Mach 4e catheter for ultrasound-assisted local thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator and administration of unfractionated heparin. Success was monitored by increases in D-dimer levels and ultrasound findings. After 24 hours respectively 48 hours, complete recanalization was obtained. No complication occurred except minimal local bleeding. Screening for hereditary thrombophilia revealed a heterozygous antithrombin mutation in 1 girl (ie, the 15-year-old). May-Thurner syndrome was identified in both girls, necessitating stenting of the left common iliac veins and continuation of anticoagulation therapy with enoxaparin and acetylsalicylic acid. No rethrombosis or complications occurred during the follow-up period. Ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed local thrombolysis with the EkoSonic Mach 4e system was effective in achieving immediate recanalization of the occluded veins and should be considered in children experiencing descending iliofemoral thrombosis. The fast recanalization might reduce the incidence of postthrombotic syndrome. May-Thurner syndrome is regularly found in these patients, and if present, requires stenting of the common iliac vein to avoid early reocclusion. 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