Pelvic congestion syndrome (pelvic venous incompetence): Impact of ovarian and internal iliac vein embolotherapy on menstrual cycle and chronic pelvic pain

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 171-178

  Venbrux, Anthony C ^a   Chang, Andrew H ^b   Kim, Hyun S ^b   Montague, Brian J ^b   Hebert, Jillyn B ^b   Arepally, Aravind ^b   Rowe, Peter C ^b   Barron, Diana F ^b   Lambert, Drew ^c   Robinson, J Courtland ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Embolization; Pelvis, pain; Varices; Veins, iliac; Veins, ovarian

Indexed keywords

GELFOAM; MORRHUATE SODIUM; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NOCICEPTION; OVARIAN VEIN; PELVIS CONGESTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0036169181     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61935-6     Document Type: Article

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