Comprehensive overview of the venous disorder known as pelvic congestion syndrome. [PDF]
Ann Med, 2022 Pelvic venous disorders (PeVD) also known as Pelvic Congestion Syndrome (PCS) affect a great number of women worldwide and often remain undiagnosed. Gynecological symptoms caused by vascular background demand a holistic approach for appropriate diagnosis.
Bałabuszek K, Toborek M, Pietura R.
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Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: A Missed Opportunity. [PDF]
Indian J Radiol Imaging, 2021 Background/Aims Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is pelvic pain for greater than 6 months with many potential causes one being pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS). PCS is diagnosed by clinical symptoms, exclusion of other etiologies, and imaging. Given the complex
Kaufman C, Little NA.
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Advances of Laparoscopy for the Diagnosis of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome. [PDF]
Medicina (Kaunas), 2021 The objective of this review is to describe the effectiveness of laparoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS). PCS is a cause of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and is associated with dysfunction of the pelvic venous system ...
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Pelvic congestion syndrome due to agenesis of the infrarenal inferior vena cava. [PDF]
Radiol Case Rep, 2019 The inferior vena cava (IVC) is the main conduit of venous return to the right atrium from the lower extremities and abdominal organs. Agenesis of the IVC has an incidence of
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May-Thurner syndrome presenting as pelvic congestion syndrome and vulvar varicosities in a nonpregnant adolescent. [PDF]
J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech, 2019 May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) refers to compression of the left common iliac vein (CIV) by the common iliac artery. Although this is typically manifested as acute left lower extremity deep venous thrombosis, MTS is a rare cause of pelvic congestion syndrome.
Khan TA, Rudolph KP, Huber TS, Fatima J.
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Endovascular Treatment of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: Visual Analog Scale Follow-Up. [PDF]
Front Cardiovasc Med, 2021 Purpose: To evaluate medium-term clinical outcomes of transcatheter embolization and stenting in women with several pelvic venous disorders responsible for chronic pelvic pain and varicose veins of the lower limbs.Materials and Methods: The study ...
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Chronic Pelvic Pain Attributable to Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: A Case Series. [PDF]
Int J Womens HealthWen-Chi Wu,1 Lee-Wen Huang,2 Wen-Hsien Hsu,3 Ting-Chen Chang3 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hualien-Armed Forces General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;
Wu WC, Huang LW, Hsu WH, Chang TC.
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Superficial Thrombosis of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Mimicking Pelvic Abscess. [PDF]
Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med, 2019 Pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is an uncommon illness that is typically diagnosed after chronic pelvic pain. We present a case of superficial thrombosis of pelvic veins from PCS that presented to the emergency department (ED) as a previous diagnosis of
Romero A, Hohbein J, Ross SEN.
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Pudendal Nerve Irritation as Unique Symptom of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome. [PDF]
Case Rep Neurol MedPelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is an underdiagnosed but not rare cause of chronic pelvic pain, affecting approximately 10%–30% of women of reproductive age. It is characterized by venous insufficiency and dilation of the ovarian and pelvic veins, often
Dimopoulos C, Bisdas S, Bisdas T.
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Intracardiac migration of a left renal vein stent after endovascular treatment of nutcracker-associated pelvic congestion syndrome: a case report. [PDF]
BMC SurgBackground Left renal vein (LRV) stenting is used in selected patients with symptomatic Nutcracker syndrome (NCS). Stent migration is uncommon but may be serious, particularly in interventions performed primarily for symptom relief.
Hamouda M, Muehling B.
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