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PHLEBOLOGY
Volume 27, Issue -, Pages 52-57Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2012.012s27
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embolization; pelvic pain; diagnosis; aetiology; therapy
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Chronic pelvic pain is a debilitating medical condition with a host of potential causes. Although often overlooked, pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is a well-established cause of chronic pelvic pain due to abnormal ovarian and pelvic varices. The diagnosis is established with modern non-invasive cross-sectional imaging, preferably contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Although medical and open surgical therapies exist, transcatheter percutaneous embolotherapy has been shown to be a safe, effective and durable therapy for the treatment of PCS. Further prospective randomized studies are needed to refine optimal technique and assess long-term patient outcomes.
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