The female pelvic venous syndrome - An overview;Das weibliche beckenvenensyndrom - Eine übersicht

Phlebologie

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 37-44

  Scultetus, A H ^a   Villavicencio, J L ^a   Rich, N M ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadal venous insufficiency; Internal iliac vein insufficiency; Nutcracker syndrome; Pelvic pain; Pelvic venous disorders

Indexed keywords

POLIDOCANOL; TETRADECYL SULFATE SODIUM; TROXERUTIN;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; VEIN DISEASE; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

EID: 0038326882     PISSN: 0939978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1617358     Document Type: Review

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