The relation between pelvic varicose veins and lower extremity venous insufficiency in women with chronic pelvic pain.

The relation between pelvic varicose veins, chronic pelvic pain and lower extremity venous insufficiency in women.

PURPOSE To determine the frequency of pelvic varicose veins with transvaginal ultrasound and associated lower extremity venous insufficiency with Doppler ultrasound in women with chronic pelvic pain of undetermined origin. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 100 women with chronic pelvic pain of undetermined origin lasting more than 6 months were included in the study. The presence of anechogeni...

The relation between pelvic venous dilatation and lower extremity venous insufficiency in women with chronic pelvic pain

[Pelvic congestion syndrome: outcome after embolization with coils].

OBJECTIVE To study the clinical manifestations and findings at venography in patients with pelvic congestion syndrome and to evaluate the outcome after percutaneous embolization using coils. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 34 women referred to the vascular radiology unit from the vascular surgery department for clinical suspicion of pelvic congestion syndrome. All patients underwent venograp...

Suprapubic varicose vein formation during pregnancy following pre-pregnancy pelvic vein embolisation with coils, without any residual pelvic venous reflux or obstruction

Suprapubic varicose veins are usually indicative of unilateral iliac vein occlusion and venous collateralisation. We report two cases of suprapubic varicose veins following pelvic vein embolisation and subsequent pregnancy; both presented without residual pelvic venous reflux or pelvic venous obstruction. In both cases, there was no significant flow in the suprapubic veins indicating that they ...

Time-Resolved MR Angiography in the Detection of Ovarian Venous Reflux

Introduction Chronic pelvic pain is a common health problem among women that is characterized by non-cyclic pelvic pain for more than 6 months in duration. It has been reported that as many as 39.1% of women had chronic pelvic pain at some time their liver. Pelvic congestion syndrome is defined as chronic pelvic pain caused by incompetent ovarian veins, which associated venous reflux and venous...