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Chronic Pelvic Pain due to Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: The Role of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology |
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| Authors: | Arul Ganeshan Sara Upponi Lye-Quen Hon M. C. Uthappa Dinuke R. Warakaulle Raman Uberoi |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK;(2) Department of Radiology, The Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2JF, UK;(3) Department of Radiology, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road, Stoke Mandeville, HP21 8AL, UK |
| Abstract: | Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common cause of gynecologic referral. Pelvic congestion syndrome, which is said to occurs due to ovarian vein incompetence, is a recognized cause of CPP. The aim of this paper is to briefly describe the clinical manifestations, and to review the role of diagnostic and interventional radiology in the management of this probably under-diagnosed condition. |
| Keywords: | Chronic pelvic pain Ovarian vein embolization Pelvic congestion |
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